hammondjones
Puritan Board Junior
When is it permissible to celebrate the Lord's Supper outside of a service of Public Worship?
In particular, what about a particular church's Men's Retreat as compared to its Women's Retreat? If in Public Worship, God is served by His saints unitedly as His covenant people, the Body of Christ, then can neither a Men's nor a Women's retreat can hold a service of Public Worship, since half of the congregation would be excluded (not to mention the children)?
I have known Men's Retreats to celebrate the Lord's Supper when a minister is present. But, assuming no gospel minister went along, I suppose that a particular church's Women's Retreat would never be permitted to celebrate the Lord's Supper. Am I thinking rightly?
In particular, what about a particular church's Men's Retreat as compared to its Women's Retreat? If in Public Worship, God is served by His saints unitedly as His covenant people, the Body of Christ, then can neither a Men's nor a Women's retreat can hold a service of Public Worship, since half of the congregation would be excluded (not to mention the children)?
I have known Men's Retreats to celebrate the Lord's Supper when a minister is present. But, assuming no gospel minister went along, I suppose that a particular church's Women's Retreat would never be permitted to celebrate the Lord's Supper. Am I thinking rightly?