REMEMBRANCE OF CHRIST
Remembrance contained for the Hebrew mind a dynamic aspect and was not simply a mental exercise. The case of the widow of Zarephath as presented in the Old Testament passage: 1 Kings 17: 17 – 18 is a good illustration of this dynamic quality. She accuses Elijah of “recalling” her sin from the past; and the potency of this “remembering” is seen in the death of her son. To recall, in Biblical thought, means to transport an action which is buried in the past in such a way that its original potency and vitality are not lost, but are carried over into the present. “In remembrance of me,” then, is no bare historical reflection upon the Cross, but a recalling of the crucified and living Christ in such a way that he is personally present in all the fullness and reality of his saving power, and is appropriated by the believers’ faith. By Ralph P. Martin, Worship in the Early Church,…
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