什么是圣餐（主的晚餐）？它有什么意义？
What is the Lord's Supper (Communion)? What is its significance?
简答 Short Answer
圣餐是基督设立的圣礼，用饼和杯纪念祂的身体和血。它不仅是纪念，更是信徒在信心中真实地领受基督恩典的途径。
The Lord's Supper is a sacrament Christ instituted, using bread and cup to remember His body and blood. It is not merely a memorial but a means through which believers truly receive Christ's grace by faith.
详细解答 Detailed Answer
耶稣在被卖的那一夜设立了圣餐：「你们应当如此行，为的是纪念我」（路22:19）。改革宗对圣餐的理解介于天主教的变质说（饼酒实质变成基督的身体和血）和纯粹的纪念说之间。
加尔文教导说，虽然饼和杯没有实质性的改变，但信徒在领受圣餐时，通过圣灵的工作，在信心中真实地与基督联合，领受祂的恩典和属灵的滋养。基督的临在是真实的，但方式是属灵的，而非物质的。
圣餐有多重意义：纪念基督的死（回顾），领受当前的恩典（现在），预尝将来天上筵席的喜乐（前瞻）。它也是教会合一的表达——我们「同领一个饼」（林前10:17），表明我们在基督里是一个身体。因此，圣餐应当在教会的聚会中、在牧师的主持下领受。
Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper on the night He was betrayed: 'Do this in remembrance of me' (Luke 22:19). The Reformed understanding falls between Catholic transubstantiation (bread and wine become Christ's body and blood) and pure memorialism.
Calvin taught that while the bread and cup don't change substance, believers receiving communion truly unite with Christ through the Spirit's work, receiving His grace and spiritual nourishment by faith. Christ's presence is real but spiritual, not physical.
The Lord's Supper has multiple dimensions: remembering Christ's death (looking back), receiving present grace (looking around), and anticipating the future heavenly feast (looking forward). It also expresses church unity — we 'share one bread' (1 Cor 10:17), signifying we are one body in Christ. Therefore, communion should be received in the church gathering, administered by ordained ministers.
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