Understanding Four Views on the Lord's SupperZondervan, 26 mai 2009 - 224 pages The Lord's Supper has been the central and characteristic action of the church at worship. But there are still many ways of understanding it and many questions surrounding this meal... Who should participate in the Lord’s Supper? How frequently should we observe it? What does this meal mean? What happens when we eat the bread and drink from the cup? What do Christians disagree about and what do they hold in common? These and other questions are explored in this volume of the fair-minded, informative Counterpoints series. Contributors make a case for one of the following views:
All contributors use Scripture to present their views, and each responds to the others' essays. Included are resources for understanding the topic further, such as:
The Counterpoints series presents a comparison and critique of scholarly views on topics important to Christians that are both fair-minded and respectful of the biblical text. Each volume is a one-stop reference that allows readers to evaluate the different positions on a specific issue and form their own, educated opinion. |
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... eat bread and drink wine and remember their Lord.1 All Christians the world over trace their practice of the Lord's Supper back to that evening prior to Jesus ' horrific death when he shared a final meal with his disciples in a “ large ...
... eat this bread and drink this cup , you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes " ( 1 Cor . 11:26 ) . Reading these words makes it seem all so simple , so obvi- ous . For sure , Christ's commands are not burdensome or com- plicated ...
Zondervan, John H. Armstrong. 2. It Unites The bread we eat is one loaf , and the cup we drink is one cup . These elements symbolize our oneness with Christ and each other . The bread is not just for me individually but for the whole ...
... eating bread and drinking wine together as followers of Christ . The famous German poet and novelist Goethe once ... meal . Paul writes , " For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup , you proclaim the Lord's death until he ...
... eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes” (1 Cor. 11:26), he uses the plural “you,” which in the context meant the Christians in Corinth. But we must not overlook the personal significance of the ...
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I JOHN HESSELINK | 45 |
THOMAS A BAIMA | 53 |
RUSSELL D MOORE | 102 |
THOMAS A BAIMA | 109 |
RUSSELL D MOORE | 137 |
DAVID P SCAER | 144 |
The Two Most Important Questions | 153 |
Statements on the Lords Supper in Creeds | 160 |
Quotations on the Lords Supper | 182 |
Resources for Further Study | 205 |
Discussion and Reflection Questions | 212 |