Weekly Blog
Jan 27, 2021
What is the proper way to receive the Lord’s Supper?
The Lord’s Supper must be received in faith with thanksgiving by those who have confessed and repented of their sins. Those who receive the meal in this manner are assured of the forgiveness of their sins and receive grace to strengthen them in the faith, but those who do not come properly eat and drink judgment on themselves.
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Jan 20, 2021
Do the bread and wine actually become the very blood and body of Christ?
No. The bread and wine are symbols of His body and blood, His redeeming life and death for us, and they unite us to Christ and all of His saving benefits when received properly.
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Jan 13, 2021
Does the Lord’s Supper add anything to Christ’s atoning work?
No. Christ died once for all, forever completing His atoning work. In the Lord’s Supper His sacrifice is remembered by believers, and they are spiritually strengthened as they receive the meal in faith.
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Jan 06, 2021
What other names are given for the Lord’s Supper in Scripture? What do we learn about this meal from these names?
The Lord’s Supper is also known as the Breaking of Bread, the Lord’s Table, the Eucharist, and Communion. From these we learn that this sacrament is a meal belonging to God, for which we give thanks, and through which we are united with God and His people as we partake in faith.
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Dec 30, 2020
What is the Lord’s Supper?
The Lord’s Supper is the sacramental meal Christ commanded all believers to eat, in which the death of Christ for our salvation is represented in the breaking of the bread and the pouring out of the cup, and through which the believer spiritually feeds upon Christ, giving thanks to God as the elements are received in faith.
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Dec 23, 2020
Understanding these things about water baptism, what is the best method for water baptism, and who should be water baptized?
Water baptism should be done by immersion, under the authority of the Trinity in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and it should be administered only to those who have personally professed faith in Christ, not infants.
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Dec 16, 2020
Does water baptism itself regenerate or wash away sin?
No, it is only the sign that points to the regeneration which is done by the Holy Spirit, and the washing away of sin which comes by the blood of Christ and is received by faith alone.
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Dec 09, 2020
What is water baptism?
Water baptism is the sign and seal of our union with Christ and the cleansing He provides for sin, a means of grace to provide strength in our struggle against sin, and the medium through which we testify of our faith in Christ and membership in the church.
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Dec 02, 2020
What are the sacraments the Lord Jesus Christ gave to the Church in the new covenant?
The Lord Jesus Christ instituted two sacraments for the Church in the new covenant: water baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
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Nov 25, 2020
What is required for the sacraments to be effective?
The sacraments do not work automatically, but only as the Holy Spirit makes them effective for those who receive them in faith.
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