Further reflection on Jesus' hyperbolic statements in John 6 that point to His being THE source of life. It is difficult for us to hear Jesus' words without imposing upon their meaning the sacramental traditions that developed later, but when John records Jesus' statements in the chapter, there is no communion meal in that context at all. However, John's account of Jesus' death has Him sacrificed at the same time as the passover lambs, and the focus of communion on passover's themes of celebration of freedom from slavery to sin and death and the release from exile are seen in first century churches' practice of celebratory "love feasts" as their communion services; not the somber, solemn rituals practiced by most today.
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