1 Corinthians 11:27-32 It is possible to take the Passover in a manner that is unworthy… to take it in an irreverent way, with a wrong attitude. The immediate example we have is of the Corinthians. They were keeping the Passover as if it were a Greco-Roman dinner party, with preferential seating and separate rooms for members based on social status. The wealthy among them would get served first, they would get better food, better drink etc. Some had scraps while others indulged themselves so much they got drunk [1 Corinthians 11:17-22].Paul warned them to examine themselves. To get in the right frame of mind they needed to take a good hard look at their motives, agendas, prejudices, snobbery, vanity and pride. God detests vanity, pride and self exultation.Paul’s call to examine themselves included a call to recognize and realize the body of Christ. Each member of the congregation was a member of the body of Christ… but how they were treating one another did not reflect that understanding. All their social posturing [exalting some and humiliating others] was contrary to the love for one another Jesus had commanded them to practice. 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 sharing together in the life of Christ [His blood] and jointly participating in the body of Christ [the one loaf] are the spiritual realities we are reminded of each year when we take the Passover. To examine ourselves in preparation for Passover means to examine how we treat one another within the congregation… and the entire Church of God.Personal Examination1 Corinthians 6:15-20 to discern, recognize, or set apart as special, the body of Christ can also imply very personal introspection. Wrong attitudes like greed, covetousness and lust can remain hidden within, unseen by neighbors and friends. Yet these can do great damage and harm to us in the inner person… causing harm to our own bodies and to our own spirit which God also considers His own possession and dwelling place. Lustful fantasies love of money despising of authorityTo examine ourselves in preparation for Passover means to examine our inner most thoughts and attitudes so we might rule over them through the guidance and power of the Holy Spirit which is Christ in us. Where Do We Begin?Psalm 26:2 David prayed and asked God to look into his heart and mind… kilyâh – emotions – some of the rotten stuff that can take root in you is beneath the level of rational thought… “ I know it doesn’t make sense but that’s the way I feel”labe – thoughts – some of the stuff that lodges in your brain is the result of rationalization, application of materialistic logic and high falutin’ stuff like that… ‘I know God say NO but what I'm doing seems like the most logical thing to do”. We can find it hard to be objective about what’s going on in our head. We need to pray and ask God to show us what our hearts and minds are like… we may not even be aware of what we need to work on.The examination process begins with the understanding that God must reveal to us our spiritual state. He knows and is aware of the shifting currents and undertows of the human heart and mind.Psalm 19:12-14 some of our issues and problems are obvious… some of them are hidden and require God’s assistance to identify and root out so they do not rule over us.1 Kings 8:38-39 here we have the scenario of a person coming before God with all the afflictions of the heart. Solomon asks that God would forgive and help [or act] giving that person justice or mercy since God alone knows the truth… the inner motivations of the human heart and mind.Example: sometimes I am talking or counseling with a person… they are doing, or saying, crazy, illogical stuff… then I find out there is some dark secret in their past… abused or neglected as a child, some traumatic event in youth… and I say to myself “ahh, that’s why they react that way”… I feel better able to understand.As a fellow human being what I see is like the tip of an iceberg floating by… I may see the small crest of ice bu