And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother. -1 John 4:21
The false practice of Communion
'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me -Matthew 15:8
Holy Communion or simply Communion is another false practice that you follow. Jesus Christ never spoke about Communion but commanded to remember Him with the wine and bread. Communion is the Catholic practice which disciples of Christ accepted for their own shame. They turned a time of having a meal together with the believers into a godless ceremony.
You will not be able to find this term and practice in the Scriptures. During the Communion practice, church leader or an appointed by him person goes forward and delivers a pompous speech about Jesus and the cross. Church leaders forbid to interrupt the speaker during the Communion ceremony. Jesus Christ never commanded this to occur but it derived from Catholicism when a priest comes forward and delivers a Communion speech to Catholic temple visitors. You should not be like Catholic members. Here what disciples did when they gathered together, so you too must remember Christ by having a meal together, eating bread and drinking wine with the joyful heart:
Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat; this is my body." And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, "Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom. – Matthew 26:26-29
Why do you need to remember Christ by meeting together?
Jesus Christ commanded you to remember Him with the bread and wine for the reasons highlighted below:
Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat; this is my body." And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, "Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom. – Matthew 26:26-29
When do you need to gather together?
You must remember Christ by having a meal together with other believers, eat bread and drink wine at the evening time:
When it was evening, he reclined at table with the twelve. – Matthew 26:20
It’s not wise to drink wine in the morning, neither Jews used to do it:
For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. – Acts 2:15
The third hour of the day – that is, about nine o'clock in the morning.
Where should you gather together?
You must remember Christ with the bread and wine at home. You should not meet at the temple which misleadingly called church building or simply church.
Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?" He said, "Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, 'The Teacher says, my time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.'" And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover. – Acts 2:46
And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts. – Matthew 26:17-19
With whom?
You must remember Christ in the company of other disciples. You must not invite unbelievers to remember Christ because they do not recognize Him.
Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?" He said, "Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, 'The Teacher says, My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.'" And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover. – Matthew 26:17-19
Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat; this is my body." And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, "Drink of it, all of you.” – Matthew 26:26-27
Not proclaiming the kingdom of God
…and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal. – Luke 9:2
You must go and proclaim the kingdom of God teaching others to observe all that Jesus Christ commanded you. More than this, you must go for the journey taking nothing with you according to the command of Christ:
And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal. And he said to them, "Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics. And whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. And wherever they do not receive you, when you leave that town shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them. – Luke 9:1-5
And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age”. – Matthew 28:18-20
Jesus sent you to proclaim the kingdom of God taking nothing with you. You must not receive anything from unbelievers because fellow disciples of Jesus Christ in town must provide for your needs. In the letter of John to Gaius, John thanks Gaius for providing for brothers and sisters who went out on the gospel proclaiming trip:
Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers and sisters, even though they are strangers to you. They have told the church about your love. Please send them on their way in a manner that honors God. It was for the sake of the Name that they went out, receiving no help from the pagans. We ought therefore to show hospitality to such people so that we may work together for the truth. – 3 John 1:5-8