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Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa
You feel strongly about that? So, if they went up for communion with their family members you would stop them in front of the other church members?
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I believe I would. We're talking about an unrepentant sinner correct? If that's what your asking about then my answer is yes. And if their family attends the church they will already know that I teach communion is only for baptized believers.
Before I do communion I say this is only for baptized believers, if you are not a Christian or have not been baptized please do not partake. If someone is a visitor and partakes anyway and I don't forbid them because I assume they are a baptized believer then IMO that's on them. They are eating and drinking judgment to themselves.
But like everything else, I don't send out questionnaires before communion. I read the scripture, note it is for baptized believers and quote Paul's warning in
1 Corinthians 11. And let it be.
However if I KNOW someone is not a believer OR they are in gross sin (like fornication for example-shacking up) I would not serve them the Lords Supper. I would probably tell them ahead of time privately if they attended church regularly but fell into these categories.
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