Would a person end up in hell for not partaking of the bread at the Lord\u2019s Supper if the person has no teeth? Because if a person eventually loses all their teeth which is common among the older folks, would that mean that if a person is old enough to lose their teeth, they are doomed to hell for not being able to partake of the Lord\u2019s Supper which is a command in the Bible?<\/p>\n\t
Even hard unleavened bread will soften in the mouth in a short period of time. A person without teeth can still partake of the Lord’s Supper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: Would a person end up in hell for not partaking of the bread at the Lord\u2019s Supper if the person has no teeth? Because if a person eventually loses all their teeth which is common among the older folks, would that mean that if a person is old enough to lose their teeth, they…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[146],"class_list":["post-8652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-lords-supper"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":67891,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/could-the-lords-supper-be-taken-in-advance\/","url_meta":{"origin":8652,"position":0},"title":"Could the Lord’s Supper be taken in advance?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 2, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hello, brethren in Christ, I want to ask a question regarding this matter. Based on the example given in \"Is it wrong to hold a celebration in advance of an event?\", which is the Passover, is it okay if we also partake in the bread and cup in advance?\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":48413,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-can-everyone-partake-of-one-bread\/","url_meta":{"origin":8652,"position":1},"title":"How can everyone partake of one bread?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 19, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: What is the one bread in I Corinthians 10:17? Not everyone takes of one bread. One person told me that it was one kind of bread; that is, if I understand correctly, unleavened bread. 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