Why did Jesus break the bread at the Last Supper?

We look back in act of the Lord’s Supper to remember God’s most powerful display of salvation and love, where he gave himself for our sins. Again, the act of taking and eating the broken bread and drinking the cup of wine is an act of trust in the broken body and shed blood of Jesus for our sin on the cross.

What does the bread and wine symbolize?

Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that the bread symbolizes and represents Jesus Christ’s perfect body which he gave on behalf of mankind, and that the wine represents his perfect blood which he shed at Calvary and redeems fallen man from inherited sin and death.

What does the Bible mean by breaking of bread?

To “break bread” means to have a meal with someone, breaking off pieces of your loaf of bread to ensure that everyone is fed. Jesus would eat with his disciples and give out pieces, and since bread back then was harder than modern bread, it was necessary to break it rather than tear it.

What is the spiritual significance of bread?

Bread is also a gift from God: when Moses fed his people in the desert with food which fell from heaven, and during the last supper, when bread became the body of Christ. When Jesus multiplied the bread to feed the crowd, bread became a sign of sharing. It also symbolised the Word of God which nourished the crowds.

What did bread and wine represent in the Old Testament?

Following the sacrifice of Jesus, who offered up his body and blood through bread and wine, wine acquired a sacred dimension. It became important as a symbol of conviviality in daily life.

What does bread and wine symbolize in Christianity?

Communion or the Lord’s Supper is the breaking and eating of bread to symbolize Christ’s body broken for us and drinking wine to remember the blood he shed for our sins.

What did Jesus say about bread and wine?

According to the New Testament, the rite was instituted by Jesus Christ during the Last Supper; giving his disciples bread and wine during a Passover meal, he commanded them to “do this in memory of me” while referring to the bread as “my body” and the cup of wine as “the new covenant in my blood”.