I Corinthians 11:20-34

Throughout much of his first epistle to the church at Corinth, Paul identifies numerous shortcomings of believers and issues corrective instructions. In the text before us, Paul lets the church know that it was observing the Lord’s supper in a most inappropriate manner. Members were partaking of food from home and eating a meal. In some instances it was a meal fitting for a celebratory banquet (v. 21).

In verse 23, the…