The Lords Supper Should Be Done Right

[The Glory Land]

How often does your church haves the Lords supper, every month, once a year. Does your church have closed door communions, Only for members.  Are churches sinning in this area, of not having the Lords Supper on a Monthly Calendar Date?

[OLD fashioned preacher]

We have it --- nuff said

[HappyChristian]

The Bible says "as oft as ye do..." but never proscribes a certain number of times per year/decade/century to do so.  So, it's up to the local assembly.

[bzmomo7]

We have it --- nuff said

 I Corinthians 11:26  "For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come."

[Galations 2:20]

I have been to a church who observes this as the Lord leads and not on a set schedule and I have attended churches who observe it once a month.

 

I believe this is an area the Bible does not specifically "spell out"  how often or a set way for all churches but rather as pastors are led.  

 

More important:  Taking communion unworthily; leading to illness, severe trials, death .... all kinds of serious repercussions.

 

1 Corinthians 11:27-28 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. 

[allen32]

i know church that have it every sunday. my church has it once a month. 

[The Glory Land]

i know church that have it every sunday. my church has it once a month. 

 

 

Baptism every Sunday would be better in my opinion,      Water.

[HappyChristian]

Baptism every Sunday would be better in my opinion,      Water.

Why not both?

[The Glory Land]

Why not both?

 

 

I don't want the bread to get wet...    smile

[HappyChristian]

I don't want the bread to get wet...    smile

  That was good!  

[DaveW]

My OPINION.....weekly or monthly is too often. Familiarity breeds contempt sort of thing. Do it too often and people get blasé.

But that is my opinion only.....

[HappyChristian]

My OPINION.....weekly or monthly is too often. Familiarity breeds contempt sort of thing. Do it too often and people get blasé.

But that is my opinion only.....

I would agree there -my point when I asked TGL why not both was what I mentioned earlier - it's a local assembly call.  I know our church does not have it at an appointed time.  We do observe it, when our pastor believes that we need to take the time as a church to examine ourselves (and I think he would wholeheartedly agree that too often becomes too much).  We observe it probably two times/year.

[swathdiver]

Anyone ever heard of a Love Feast?  A person told me that they missed observing the Lord's Supper this way, everyone taking one or two of those little party sandwiches and telling the congregation what they were thankful for. Ohh, and they washed each other's feet too.  

 

Until yesterday, I had never heard of such a thing and it is certainly not Scriptural.  This was in a Grace Brethren Church, whatever that is.

[HappyChristian]

Anyone ever heard of a Love Feast?  A person told me that they missed observing the Lord's Supper this way, everyone taking one or two of those little party sandwiches and telling the congregation what they were thankful for. Ohh, and they washed each other's feet too.  

 

Until yesterday, I had never heard of such a thing and it is certainly not Scriptural.  This was in a Grace Brethren Church, whatever that is.

That sounds more like a thanksgiving service with food...

 

The washing of the feet would be something that I think would be left up to each church.  Some churches teach it as part of the Lord's Supper due to the example Christ set during the actual supper. It isn't, or Paul would have mentioned it in Corinthians. But teh doing of it isn't wrong (just not really part of the ordinance). 

[DaveW]

No-one would want to wash my feet........... :D