"Hello, I was born and raised in the SDA church. Now that I have a family of my own (2 very young children), I would like to make sabbath a special occasion. I recently found a recipe for unleavened bread, and I'm considering having a small meal of unleavened bread and grape juice to open the sabbath each friday night. I'm not sure if this would be sacreligous... that certainly is not my intent. I just thought it would be a reverent, enjoyable way to remember Christ's sacrifice for our sins. I don't know if the bible limits how often we should have a communion meal and whether or not the Word of God specifies where communion meals are to take place. I would like to commemorate Christ's most important sacrifice from home, in a more intimate setting, in addition to the quarterly communion services at church. Please share your insight on this issue. Thank you sincerely."
Answer Hi Rachel,
You ask a very good question.
Some people think that it is O.K. to celebrate the Jewish feasts and celebrations from the Old Testament. This I most strongly disagree with as those have passed with the death of Christ fullfilling those particular feasts and such. Yet your case is not this case.
If you read the verses about the Lords Supper Jesus states, "do this in rememberance of Me", He does not say daily, yearly, etc. So we honestly dont know how often to take part in the Lords Supper.
Below is a quote from EGW:
"The Lord's Supper is not to be observed only occasionally or yearly.--The salvation of men depends upon a continual application to their hearts of the cleansing blood of Christ. Therefore, the Lord's Supper was not to be observed only occasionally or yearly, but more frequently than the annual passover. This solemn ordinance commemorates a far greater event than the deliverance of the children of Israel from Egypt. That deliverance was typical of the great atonement which Christ made by the sacrifice of His own life for the final deliverance of His people.--6BC 1090. {PaM 170.1}"
So as long as you maintain the meaning with the act, and it doesn't get "ritualistic" from what I could find neither the Bible or the Sprit of Prophecy condems this. I would personally say that this is a good family tradition, and one that I will have to think about when my wife and I have kids.
