By David Instone-Brewer2023-06-05T13:01:00
Traditions may have changed over the centuries, but wherever and whenever we eat the bread and drink the wine, we share fellowship together as one family – and with Jesus – says David Instone-Brewer
It was tough for both Christians and Jews in the Roman world. For Jews, it was difficult to keep the purity laws and find kosher food in a pagan land. For Christians, it was hard to live in a righteous way and find opportunities to worship. Today, our practice of meeting on Sunday and our communion service still bear evidence of their struggles and how Jewish practices helped deal with them.
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