A.M. Hunter says, “’Remembering,’ in the biblical idiom, is not to entertain a pallid idea of a past event in one’s mind, but to make the event present again so that it controls the will and becomes potent in our lives for good or ill” (quoted in David Garland, The NIV Application Commentary: Mark, p. 534). The Communion is a means of participating with Jesus in his death and resurrection now. “Jesus, I’m with you. I’m standing
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