It follows, then. "Because this is a holy rite." In a way that dishonors him. We can do this by: (1) eating it as a common meal; (2) eating it as the bond of a faction (party, schism); (3) eating it to promote some worldly purpose. He is guilty of sin. To share in this rite with an unholy frame of reference is to profane or blaspheme the Lord's body and blood!

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