We see that not only what we do, but with what attitude we come to the church matters. We should be making ourselves ready for a spiritual intimacy with God. We notice Paul's rebuke for the Corinthian church's carnality in eating and drinking- because they were eating/drinking or that their approach to Communion was not straight? Our approach to Him will refine that!
1 Corinthians 11:27, "wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drinks this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup." As I see it, being guilty here describes a state of lacking in fellowship with Jesus Christ as we partake of the communion elements. No matter your station of relationship, fellowship or intimacy with Him, are we approaching to receive the fullness of who He is (meaning your decreasing so that He may increase in you) or not? If you are guilty of the body and the blood of the Jesus Christ, you are eating and drinking damnation to yourself and are not in a position to be strong, healthy and alive, in Him! You have decided, because you partake of His Communion unworthily (unwilling to relent your ways for His) to return or stay in a carnal state instead of reaching out to receive His perfect ways.
The difference between partaking of Communion with Jesus Christ worthily vs. unworthily is the willingness to approach Him as clay to the Potter vs. your design for your clay; to exchange those things that are idols in our lives for those things that God knows are right - right for our spirit, our soul, our body and vocation.
You may not know if this evaluation of His word is accurate. You should know that, as you encounter what is written (biblical verses), we owe our Lord the attention to seek understanding from Him in what is written. Jesus Christ said, "ask of Me, and I will give it to you and show you great and mighty things that you do not know". Amen.
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