This topic has grabbed my attention recently and I would love to learn from others how they view and experience taking communion (the "Lord's Supper" as some put it). It has always concerned me regarding the consequence spelled out in that text regarding participating 'unworthily'. Have we missed paying attention to a possible reason for sickness and immature death in our congregations ? What else regarding this have we missed ?I find that most Christians have a lack of understanding of the purpose of communion, and also it's importance. Too often it is made into a "test" of fellowship, which, imo, totally misses the point. I would enjoy entering a discussion on the purpose of communion again. It is one of the most important things we can share and experience as believers together, along with footwashing, which is missing in most of Christianity.
Also, some of us here regard this practise as a 'closed' practise while others, like my own MB church, regard it as a more 'open' practise for all born again believers. Perhaps the arguments for each can also be presented. We can leave the footwashing for another thread, if you don't mind.
Maybe a poor place to begin but I will start by saying that the part of 'examining ourselves' seems to me to be regarding the behaviour of those in the Corinthian church as can be read in preceding verses but it also seems to go beyond that.