<p>11:32- see on Lk. 13:28.</p><p><em>But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world- </em>Apostate Israel are spoken of as the pagan world; and therefore at the day of judgment the rejected of the new Israel will be condemned along with the world (1 Cor. 11:32); assigned their portion &quot;with the unbelievers&quot; (Lk. 12:46). If we are not separate from this world now, we will not be separated from them when the judgments fall. If we don't come out from Babylon, we will share her judgments (Rev. 18:4).</p><p>&ldquo;The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts&quot; (Prov. 20:27); our self-examination is what reveals us to the Lord. What we think about at the memorial meeting, as we are faced with the memory of the crucified Saviour, is therefore an epitome of what we really are. If all we are thinking of is the taste of the wine, the cover over the bread, the music, what we didn&rsquo;t agree with in the sermon, all the external things of our Christianity; or if we are sitting there taking bread and wine as a conscience salver, doing our little religious ritual to make us feel psychologically safe- then we simply don&rsquo;t know Him. We are surface level believers only. And this is the message we give Him. Our spirit / attitude is the candle of the Lord, with which He searches us. Our thoughts when confronted by the cross reveal us to Him who died on it. Likewise Joseph (one of the most detailed types of the Lord) knew / discerned his brethren by his cup (Gen. 44:5). 1 Cor. 11:31,32 further suggests that our self-judgment at the breaking of bread is in fact the lord&rsquo;s judgment of us: &ldquo;If we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord&quot;. We expect Paul to say: &lsquo;But when we judged ourselves, we are chastened...&rsquo;. But he doesn&rsquo;t; our judgment is what reveals us to the Lord, and is therefore the basis of His judgment of us. Even if we flunk conscious self-examination from an underlying disbelief that we will attain the Kingdom, then this of itself reveals our hearts to Him.</p><p>Because of this connection between the breaking of bread and judgment, it would seem that the first century church experienced the physical chastising of the Lord in terms of being struck with sickness and even death <em>at the memorial meeting</em> (1 Cor. 11:29,30). Thus at ecclesial meetings- particularly the breaking of bread- the early church confessed their sins and prayed for healing from the afflictions some were smitten with as a result of their sins (James 5:14-16). It's easy to forget that the prophecy of the crucifixion in Is. 53 is in fact a confession of repentance by God's people- as His sufferings are spoken about, so they lead to the confession that &quot;He was bruised for <em>our</em> iniquities... with his stripes we are healed&quot; (Is. 53:3,5). Reflection on the servant's sufferings elicited repentance. See on Lk. 2:35.</p>