Paul looked upon the Lord's Supper as a ____ because it celebrated Christ's death.

Paul looked upon the Lord's Supper as a ____ because it celebrated Christ's death.

• A. Ordinance
• B. Memorial
• C. Ritual
• D. Ceremony

Answer: (B)

The Lord's Supper is a memorial. Its purpose is to call believers to remember Christ's death and the sacrifice He made for humanity. This is captured in Paul’s instruction to “do this in remembrance of me,” which centers the act on memory and reflection about the crucifixion. While the meal is a commanded practice, the defining idea here is remembering the death and its significance. A ritual would emphasize the form of the act itself, and a ceremony would highlight it as a formal occasion; neither focus as directly on the act of remembrance as a memorial does.

The Lord's Supper is a memorial. Its purpose is to call believers to remember Christ's death and the sacrifice He made for humanity. This is captured in Paul’s instruction to “do this in remembrance of me,” which centers the act on memory and reflection about the crucifixion. While the meal is a commanded practice, the defining idea here is remembering the death and its significance. A ritual would emphasize the form of the act itself, and a ceremony would highlight it as a formal occasion; neither focus as directly on the act of remembrance as a memorial does.