Comments on: Celebrating the Lord’s Supper often

By: Arthur Sido

Arthur Sido — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:40:25 +0000

Raymond, mormons are not reconized as Christians for reasons that have nothing to do with the frequency of “communion”. Rather it has everything to do with the perversion of the Gospel and the pagan polytheism that is taught in every mormon meeting house and by every mormon missionary.

As far as the post itself, how I wish that the church would not only get back to frequently sharing the Lord’s Supper but also observing it as the church under the leadership of the apostles’ did, namely in the form of a shared meal rather than a tiny cup of wine and a bit of bread. What passes for the Lord’s Supper in most of the church is a sad and inadequate shadow of what it could and should be.

By: David T. Koyzis

David T. Koyzis — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:16:27 +0000

I'm curious, Raymond. Why do Mormons take bread and water rather than bread and wine?

By: Raymond Takashi Swenson

Raymond Takashi Swenson — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:05:09 +0000

In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (“Mormons”), the core activity of every Sunday worship service is the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper, in which every person in the congregation, from toddlers up, is invited to take a piece of broken bread in remembrance of the body of Christ. That is why they are offended by the accusation that they are somehow less than Christians.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:46:31 +0000

Excellent post.

Having grown up in the LCMS I never understood this thinking in the Reformed tradition while I was affiliated with the CRC.

Sadly, I think that many in the evangelical side of the aisle miss out on this wonderful gift given to us by our Lord. This sacrament is such a beautiful treasure to strengthen our faith, I can’t imagine not participating at least weekly in Holy Communion.

By: pentamom

pentamom — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:04:03 +0000

Our Reformed (PCA) church went to weekly communion many years ago — so many I’ve forgotten, probably a decade, at least.

Once you get used to that, it doesn’t make sense to think you’re really doing worship without it. On the rare occasion that we have a non-ordained supply in the pulpit, something is really missing.

By: Benjer McVeigh

Benjer McVeigh — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 21:17:37 +0000

Very true. My wife and I both come from an Anglican background (where we celebrated the Lord’s Supper each week), and I wish in the Evangelical world we would do so more often, because we cannot be reminded of God’s grace and Jesus’ work on the cross too often as a Christian community.