So then, my brothers. The Lord's meal includes both the fellowship meal and the Lord's Supper. Although they were separate and distinct from each other, both were holy. The Expositor's Greek Testament says: "TO PHAGEIN embraces the entire Church Supper." Wait for one another. As soon as they entered the meeting-place with their food, they immediately began to eat it, like diners in a restaurant; and the rich (1 Corinthians 11:22) ate as fast as they could to avoid sharing with the poor! This means: (1) do not split up into competing groups; (2) the fellowship meal is for fellowship, and is holy as it unites the group; (3) you should unite in eating the Lord's Supper to memorialize Christ. See notes on 1 Corinthians 11:18; 1 Corinthians 11:22.

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