eucharist

Under the Mosaic Covenant it was forbidden to drink any blood. A sacrificer could not drink the offering's blood, nor a Levite, nor a Priest, nor the High Priest himself. The blood was sprinkled on the altar, and on people, and applied to their ears, thumbs and toes, but never did anyone drink...

An ongoing thread on wine and grapejuice in the supper has made me wonder on the issue of gluten allergies. How should churches deal with members who cannot have any gluten, not even a few crumbs once a week/quarter/month (whatever the frequency is)? Does a church get itself a seperate loaf...

Back in September 18th of 2005 there was a post/discussion, bearing this same title. I would like to follow up in the same spirit nearly 20 years later. *See original post for context* https://www.puritanboard.com/threads/in-what-sense-is-rome-part-of-the-church.8928/ An old member, inactive...

What bread does your church use for the Supper?

I’m curious to see what everyone uses in church here!

In extra-ordinary circumstances where a sacrament may not be performed in the exact way that Christ prescribed, ought a church to forego the sacrament (or that part of it) or ought principled accommodations be made which keep the essential, spiritual principles of the sacrament? In the...

Attending the Lord’s Table by Henry Tozer (1602-1650) Henry Tozer (1602-1650) was a noted theologian, and puritan preacher of the Gospel. He was invited to sit on the Westminster Assembly, but declined in order to preach regularly to the king at Oxford. When Christians participate in the...

My family attends a Lutheran church (LCMS) in Alabama. It’s a solid church that preaches the Gospel boldly. Obviously, I respectfully disagree with several doctrinal issues, but I’m ultimately happy that my parents and sister are in a good church (especially my dad who I think is coming to the...

It seems to me that the biblical evidence against the institution of any "priesthood" is enormous. The very idea harkens back to the Old Covenant, in which time the people of God needed mediators to communicate with Him. We know from the book of Hebrews, however, that the Old Covenant has found...

If I am not mistaken, infant communion is having small children and infants participate in the Lord's supper, even without a profession of faith, so long as they've been baptized. Is this a proper understanding of the practice? What is the history behind it? Is this practiced in your church...

I have a question for my more learned brethren regarding the Roman doctrine of transubstantiation. This question came up during a street witnessing encounter with two of the other elders of my church (I arrived after it was already over) and it stirred some interest in me. As a former...