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1 | Joe, baptism required for Lord's Supper? | 1 Cor 11:27 | John Reformed | 63104 | ||
Do not push what? John |
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2 | Joe, baptism required for Lord's Supper? | 1 Cor 11:27 | Searcher56 | 63110 | ||
John, do not push that one should be baptized in order to partake of the Lord's Supper. 1. It is not in the text. 2. It is a minor doctrinal issue. 3. If sin makes us unworthy, we all fail the test. The diciples were told to baptize (Mat 28:18-20), it was not a command to be baptized. If you say it is a sin not to be baptized, there are others that you and I commit. We all are unworthy, since we all are sinners. There are sins that each one of us think as minor. Do not push the issue of having baptism as a requirement to partake. Searcher |
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3 | Joe, baptism required for Lord's Supper? | 1 Cor 11:27 | John Reformed | 63114 | ||
Dear Searcher, I agree that we are all wicked sinners. That is why we are to confess our sins before God. We are always in need of forgiveness. Paul says we must examine ourselves before we partake of the bread and wine that we may properly discern the body of Christ. A person who willfully refuses to obey Christ and willfully refuses to repent and confess his sin places himself in the same position as those in Corinth that ate and drank but did not discern the flesh and blood. 1 Cor 11:28 But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 1 Cor 11:29 For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly. 1 Cor 11:30 For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep. 1 Cor 11:31 But if we judged ourselves rightly, we would not be judged John |
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4 | Joe, baptism required for Lord's Supper? | 1 Cor 11:27 | BradK | 63152 | ||
Dear John Reformed, Possibly you could clarify the statement "We are always in need of forgiveness". From your view, how does this reconcile with the finality of Christs' once and for all sacrifice on the cross? (Rom.6:10-11, Heb.9:28, 10:12) Further, Eph.1:7 conditions our redemption and forgiveness as being "in Him" and "according to the riches of His grace..." I think we would agree that "...without the shedding of blood, there is no remission"(Heb.9:22) With Christs' death on the cross, "...it is finished"(Jn.19:30). The NT appears to present it as a once for all act in Eph.4:32, Col.2:13, 3:13(Past tense,completed action).. I've often pondered Col.2:13 where it's stated ..."having forgiven you ALL sins." This strikes me as a very significant truth. Do we fully comprehend it? I ask this in all sincerity. Do we just see it from different aspects, or am I missing something? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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5 | Joe, baptism required for Lord's Supper? | 1 Cor 11:27 | John Reformed | 63174 | ||
Dear BradK, Those who are in Christ have the righteouness of Jesus imputed to them. This is not an inherent righteousness, but a is rather a change in our legal status as it relates to the Law of God. We still sin every single day in thought, word or deed. We have not attained sinless perfection and are commanded to confess our sins to God. 1 John 1:8-10 If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us. God is no longer our Judge who will pass sentence upon us based on our failure to keep His Law. "For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. (Rom 8:2) But we have been adopted into the family of God and He has become our Father. So it is as His children, and not as criminals, we are to go to Abbah Father and tell Him what we have done and express our sorrow and ask His forgiveness. Eph 4:32 speaks of our forgiveness from breaking the Law. We are no longer subject to the penalty of the Law, for Christ has borne the punishment in our place. However, we must still confess our sins to our Father. Not in fear of the death penalty but out of love and from a contrite heart. Col 2:13. Again, addresses the change in our legal status and not our familial relationship with our Father. Col 3:12,13 So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. The verses above remind us of the debt of gratitude we owe our Lord and how that we should treat our brothers and sisters. It reminds us of the time we were dead in sin and subject to eternal punishment and is meant to stir up humility in us and to foster charity in our hearts tword the others within the family. My point is that the forgiveness we recieved as the result of Christ's substitutionery sacrifice does not make confession, repentance and forgiveness unneccesary. They are essential means that God has ordained for the purpose of our sanctification. Your Brother, John |
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