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1 | Children at the Lord's Supper? | 1 Cor 11:27 | cwade | 69276 | ||
Should children be allowed to take communion? How can we know when our children are ready? | ||||||
2 | Children at the Lord's Supper? | 1 Cor 11:27 | Reformer Joe | 69277 | ||
People are going to differ on this one, I am sure, but here is what I consider to be biblical. Because 1 Corinthians 10 and 11 tell us that participation in the Lord's supper is participating in the body and blood of Christ, and because Paul also warns us that we are to discern the body rightly, children who partake of communion should be examined to determine that they have made a reasonable profession of faith. In other words, they should believe in Jesus Christ. Secondly, of the two rites that Jesus specifically instituted as signs and seals of God's redemptive work, baptism is the one that initiates the individual into the visible church. If the child has not been baptized, that should come before partaking of the Lord's table. In my denomination, the elders of the church actually have a class that children attend for several weeks, examining them in their knowledge and belief and also making sure they understand the significance of communion. Upon satisfactory completion, the children become full communing members of the church. --Joe! |
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3 | Children at the Lord's Supper? | 1 Cor 11:27 | cwade | 69314 | ||
Thank you Joe. I agree completely. The Scripture you quoted (1 Corinthians 11:27) makes it clear that to partake of the Supper wrongly is serious business. And since one must understand in order to confess, and because "a man ought to examine himself", (1 Corinthians 11:28) I don't see how young children would be capable of this. Self examination requires reason and power of reflection that I don't believe young children possess. In Christ, cwade |
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