Subject: Is water baptism must for Holy communion |
Bible Note: "Could you give some scripture that supports your view?" Yes. The book of Acts. While one is justified by faith alone, one joins the visible church by baptism. In every single recorded conversion in the book of Acts, baptism immediately followed. The notion of an "unbaptized Christian" has absolutely no Scriptural support whatsoever in the life of the New Testament church. While one cannot see into the heart of a communicant, offering communion to someone who is openly unrepentant in their sin or even a professing non-believer is the height of pastoral irresponsibility. You are correct that God will judge the situation (see 1 Corinthians 11 for the judgment, BTW), but He will judge more than the heart of the partaker. He will judge the actions of the one entrusted with the administration of the ordinances of Jesus Christ. Woe to the minister who knowingly fails to revere what Jesus sanctified for His people alone. --Joe! |