Posts Tagged ‘Lord’s Supper’
How do you justify using Acts 20:7 as binding the day but not the place?
Question: I just read your article, “When are examples binding?” and I must say the very idea that an example somehow becomes a command is a, well, stretch if you ask me. You used Acts 20:7 as your “example” for when we should meet together but you don’t use Acts 2:46 which tells us that…
Read MoreDoes Mathew 26:29 mean that we shouldn’t take communion?
Question: Does Mathew 26:29 mean that we shouldn’t take communion? Answer: “But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom” (Matthew 26:29). Your conclusion contradicts other clear passages concerning partaking of the…
Read MoreWho can give communion?
Question: We have a doubt about administering communion; that is, who can give communion? We are seven who as started a church and now it has grown to 30 people. We have one leader but none of us is ordained. Now, who can give communion? Or should we find an ordained preacher to give communion?…
Read MoreI don’t think God is against a fellowship that can supply nutrition to visitors
Question: If your church has no kitchen etc, then how do you share communion together? Do you take everything home to wash? Did not Jesus share communion with the apostles? I do not think that God is against a fellowship that can supply nutrition to visitors. I find it strange indeed. Answer: Communion, also known…
Read MoreBut you did nothing to refute Catholic claims
Question: I read your response to “Why did Catholicism start and when did it happen?” But you did nothing to refute Catholic claims. You just repeated them. The question also makes no sense. “Why did Catholicism start?” – because it is the teaching of the apostles. “When did it happen?” It happened as soon as…
Read MoreShould I partake of the Lord’s Supper if I can’t focus on Jesus’ death?
Question: Today I woke up. and to be honest, I didn’t want to go to services. But I said, “No, you are going.” I was so depressed and still am. I knew my I wasn’t in the right mindset to take the Lord’s Supper. I did try to get myself there, but my mind kept…
Read MoreIsn’t the word “day” added to Acts 20:7?
Question: In Acts 20:7, in the original Greek, the word “day” is not there. It was later added by men. Adding to! I worship (adore, give praise. honor) each and every day, 24/7. I can’t believe you limit worship to a day. One of Satan’s greatest accomplishments has been to get and keep people arguing…
Read MoreWhat is a “love feast?”
Question: What is an Agape Love Feast? Is it where food was served? Answer: The phrase “love feast” only appears once in the Scriptures. “Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah. These are spots…
Read MoreThe Lord’s Supper: Two or Three Symbols?
by Jefferson David Tant From time to time, brethren have discussions about the Lord’s Supper with respect to the “one cup” view as opposed to the practice of serving the fruit of the vine in multiple cups. I have had discussions with those of the “one cup” view through the years, and have studied the…
Read MoreWhat did Jesus mean by “eat my flesh and drink my blood?”
Question: I would like to know in John 6:53-56 what does Jesus mean by “eat my flesh and drink my blood”? What do flesh and blood represent here? Answer: The statement is found in a discourse recorded in John 6. In the context, Jesus had feed over 5,000 people miraculously and this created a crowd…
Read MoreWhy shouldn’t the Lord’s Supper be served again for latecomers?
Question: In your training, you state that you should not serve again for latecomers. What is the reason for that, given Paul’s instruction to “tarry one for another” in I Corinthians 11:33? I am in agreement with you, but interested in your rationale. Answer: The statement in the class notes is “Don’t do it all over…
Read MoreWhy is grape juice a part of the Lord’s Supper?
Question: I have been trying to find out the why’s of ‘the fruit of the vine’. I understand and have read about the Passover. I think I understand the meaning of the Lord’s Supper in relation to the Passover. I know why the bread is represented to be Jesus’ body, and that Jesus said he…
Read MoreWhat do you think about my statement of belief regarding the Lord’s Supper?
Question: I was surfing the net doing some research and discovered your teaching regarding the Lord’s Supper. We are currently dealing with this issue and thought I would pass on our statement of belief for authority to make the Lord’s Supper available in subsequent assemblies. [The document is not copied here. It basically listed a…
Read MoreCould you give a sample prayer for the Lord’s Supper?
Question: Could you give a sample prayer giving thanks for the communion or Lords’ supper? Answer: I’m not a poetic person, so I dislike giving one of my own prayers as an example. Instead, let’s focus on what a prayer before partaking of the Lord’s Supper should include: The Lord’s Supper is a memorial of…
Read MoreIs it acceptable to take the Lord’s Supper at the evening service?
Question: I work shift days and nights. I go home on Sunday morning, sleep, and then get up and go to church on Sunday night to take the Lord’s Supper. I hope this is good in God’s eyes. Answer: This particular question has been the subject of intense discussion. Up until the time of World…
Read MoreHow do I teach my girlfriend about music and partaking of the Lord’s Supper?
Question: My girlfriend goes to a church that I believe is not right with God. They have choirs and music, and they don’t take the Lord’s Supper every Sunday. I really need to explain to her why you must take the Lord’s Supper every Sunday and why you must only sing and not use musical…
Read MoreHow do I know which church is the one the Lord intended? And what about the Eucharist being the real body and blood?
Question: I ran across your website and read the article on the Catholic church and the Bible. I am a lapsed Roman Catholic who has been searching for the Truth for some years now. I have four small children. How do I know the church of Christ is the church Our Lord intended? What about…
Read MoreWhy must the Lord’s Supper be taken every week?
Question: Why is it necessary to celebrate the Lord’s Table every week and not, say, once a month or whenever we feel like it? Answer: “For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. Therefore I…
Read MoreAre there passages that refer to THE Lord’s Supper?
Question: We have been studying the Lord’s supper issues and one of our main concerns is about a second offering in which only a few partake, for the reasons you listed in your article (not doing it together). We have been questioning the idea of everyone taking it a second time. We have been cautious…
Read MoreIs the Lord’s Supper useless if we are saved before partaking of it?
Question: If we are saved before partaking the Lord’s Supper then partaking of the Lord’s Supper is useless. Do you agree? a. If one has received the gift of the Holy Spirit, they have the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38). b. Cornelius received the gift of the Holy Spirit in Acts 10:45 before he was…
Read MoreDespising the Blood of Christ
Text: Hebrews 10:23-31 I. The Hebrew writer warned that just as Moses’ law required obedience, rejecting Christ’s law would bring a greater punishment. A. He calls is trampling the Son of God underfoot 1. Counting the blood of Christ as a common thing 2. And insulting the Spirit B. I suspect that if you ask most people, they would…
Read MoreA Question about the Lord’s Supper
by Greg Gwin [edited] We have received a question about the weekly observance of the Lord’s Supper. Our questioner suggested that we ought to only take the Lord’s Supper once each year, at the time of the Jewish Passover, because this was the time when Jesus instituted the memorial. He further discounted Acts 20:7 as a proof…
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I. At times I am amazed at the vagueness that has entered our beliefs A. I’m sure the wishy-washy-ness of the denominational world has much to do it. 1. To define something crisply means you are dividing people into two groups — those who are right and those who are wrong. 2. And “Heaven forbid, if we actually charge…
Read MoreThe Lord’s Supper
Text: I Cor. 11:17-34 I. It is a covenant meal A. Luke 22:19-20 – The cup is the new covenant B. A covenant that is taken with us in the kingdom – Matt 26:28-29 C. Covenants were often sealed with a meal shared between the two parties. 1. Jacob and Laban’s covenant – Gen 31:46,54 2. The Law of Moses…
Read MoreShould the Lord’s Supper be served with one cup?
Question: The texts in the gospels concerning the Lord’s Supper all say “and when he took the cup … ” denoting one cup. Does this bind one cup? Why or why not? Thank you for your help. I met a one cup brother and sister at a gospel meeting and we plan to study it soon.…
Read MoreActs 20:7 doesn’t speak of worship, does it?
Question: Acts 20:7 says nothing about worship, rest, or the Sabbath, let alone indicating it was a new commandment to worship on that day. Answer: “Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until…
Read MoreShould non-Christians participate in the Lord’s Supper?
Question: When visitors come to visit the church should they participate in the Lord’s Supper? Answer: The partaking of the Lord’s Supper is not limited to members of the local congregation. Paul, while journeying through Troas on his way to Jerusalem, worshipped with the brethren in Troas. “Now on the first day of the week,…
Read MoreDoes Acts 20:7 refer to a common meal?
Question: Do you think that Acts 20:7 was talking of a common meal? Why or why not? Answer: The text in question states, “Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight” (Acts 20:7).…
Read MoreThe Lord’s Supper
by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: I Cor. 11:17-34 I. It is a covenant meal A. Luke 22:19-20 – The cup is the new covenant B. A covenant that is taken with us in the kingdom – Matt 26:28-29 C. Covenants were often sealed with a meal shared between the two parties. 1. Jacob and Laban’s covenant – Gen 31:46,54…
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