The Role Of Cognition When Participating At The Communion...

This paper will critically discuss the role of cognition when participating at the communion table. It will explore the question, ‘does understanding at a cognitive level play a crucial role in receiving what the sacraments are conveying?’ Role of Cognition. Cognition is a term referring to how a person understands and acts on different issues. These skills are transformed into signals that our brains can understand, everything from something very simple to something extremely difficult. They are to do with the means of how we pay attention, listen, remember, work out, learn, and even believe. At every age people are curious and have a desire to seek and uncover facts. Even though all people are seeking for something today spirituality†¦show more content†¦The Lord Supper was established to help us remember what Christ has done for our salvation. All who are going to partake of the Lord’s supper should examine themselves first and deal with any problems and difficulties that they have in their hearts and life. The celebration must be set apart from the pagan festival, and each person must be conscious of what happening as they partake. The Lord supper is an unsophisticated ceremony, where believers can meet and partake of bread and wine, it is a sacred act of thanksgiving communion and remembrance. Furthermore, it is a sacrament that should be received repeatedly where continuing fellowship with God and his people can be obtained. As we participate in the Lord’s supper then the past becomes the present and we are sharing in the once and for all sacrifice of Calvary but that is not all it is also predicting the future fulfi lment of Christ returning. The significance of cognitive awareness in connection with receiving what the sacrament is conveying can be seen in the numerous ways that Christians have understood the rituals. Throughout history, between the different Christians denominations there has been much dispute over the different understandings of the Lord’s supper. The two statements that have caused major problems are in Luke 22:17-22 where Christ declared to the Apostles â€Å"Do this in Remembrance of Me†, and in Mark 14:26-29 where Christ states that his body is theShow MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesComprehensive Cases Indexes Glindex 637 663 616 623 Contents Preface xxii 1 1 Introduction What Is Organizational Behavior? 3 The Importance of Interpersonal Skills 4 What Managers Do 5 Management Functions 6 †¢ Management Roles 6 †¢ Management Skills 8 †¢ Effective versus Successful Managerial Activities 8 †¢ A Review of the Manager’s Job 9 Enter Organizational Behavior 10 Complementing Intuition with Systematic Study 11 Disciplines That Contribute to the OB Field 13 Psychology