At Least Weekly: Part 7 of 8
A call to restore the Lord’s Table to our weekly worship We have come to our penultimate installment on the frequency of communion. Here, I argue that communion is deeply embedded in the call of the gospel. This argument demonstrates how this argument is not just about growing in union with Christ and one another; […]
At Least Weekly: Part 6 of 8
A call tor restore the Lord’s Table to our weekly worship We now add a sixth argument to our series. God has established enmity between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent. We participate in a spiritual, holy war. God prepares us a table to strengthen us in waging that war. […]
At Least Weekly: Part 5 of 8
A call to restore the Lord’s Table to our Weekly Worship We have now looked at how the Scripture provides a precedent for weekly communion, we have seen the way in which the theology that underlies the Supper supports a frequent use, we have seen how a theology of presence is foundational to frequent communion, […]
At Least Weekly: Part 4 of 8
A call to restore the Lord’s Table to our weekly worship We continue our series on the question of frequency of communion. We have seen how the New Testament laid down a pattern of weekly communion. In our last article, we saw how frequent communion fits with the theological meaning of communion. This week I […]
At Least Weekly: Part 3 of 8
A call to restore the Lord’s Table to our Worship God has given us the essential elements of worship. God has demonstrated a pattern for our worship. Through the scriptures, he allows us to dig deep into the meaning of those elements. The goal of worship is to enjoy the presence of God. The presence […]
At Least Weekly: Part 2 of 8
A call to restore the Lord’s Table to our weekly worship Here I continue to present my argument that our churches should adopt the practice of participating in communion at least weekly. I have given a case from precedent or the pattern that God has laid down in Scripture. Here I present an argument from […]
At Least Weekly: Part 1 of 8
A call to restore the Lord’s Table to our weekly worship (This article will hopefully be published (a much shorter version) in the Clarion, the magazine associated with the Canadian Reformed Churches). I write to my federation, but all faithful churches should hear the call to restore to the communion table to its proper place […]