The Doctrine of the Church (30): The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper

therefore, as the sign of the activity of saving faith, whereby we appropriate the body and blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, belongs very essentially to the symbolism of the Lord's Supper. As certainly as the activity of saving faith is necessary for the appropriation of Christ and all His benefits, so surely do the eating and drinking of the broken bread and the wine poured out belong essentially to the symbolism of the supper of the Lord. therefore, as the sign of the activity of saving...