Category Archives: Sacraments

The Lord’s Supper: 1 Corinthians

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Paul’s instructions in 1 Corinthians assume communion to be normative for that congregation. (1 Cor 10:16-17)  Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that … Continue reading →

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The Lord’s Supper: Acts

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Luke records that the disciples broke bread together daily. (Acts 2:46-47)  Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and … Continue reading →

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The Lord’s Supper: The Bread of Life

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Oddly enough, John’s Gospel does not record the institution of the Lord’s Supper, but it does contain an extended speech by Jesus that evokes the Lord’s Supper — (John 6:53-56)  Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, unless … Continue reading →

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The Lord’s Supper: The Passover

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Jay F Guin

The Synoptics teach that the Lord’s Supper was instituted as part of a Passover meal. Jesus ate hundreds of meals with his apostles. Why was the Passover the meal he used? Well, there are several reasons, all steeped in the … Continue reading →

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The Lord’s Supper: The Daily Sacrifice

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Jay F Guin

(Exo 29:38-46)  “This is what you are to offer on the altar regularly each day: two lambs a year old. 39 Offer one in the morning and the other at twilight. 40 With the first lamb offer a tenth of … Continue reading →

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The Lord’s Supper: The Blood of the Covenant

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Let’s go back and look a little more deeply into what Jesus actually said when he instituted the Lord’s Supper. (Mat 26:26-29)  While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, … Continue reading →

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The Lord’s Supper: Introduction and the Synoptic Accounts

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Jay F Guin

I was typing away on this series on moral and positive law and figured I needed to say something more specific about the Lord’s Supper. After all, if there’s any positive command that can be defended, surely it’s the Lord’s … Continue reading →

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Amazing Grace: “Plain Talk” Questions Born of Water

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Jay F Guin

I get emails — Jay- I feel your comments about 1 Cor 1: 17 miss the mark and I don’t know what your statement about making a choice between faith only and faith and baptism means. I have had faith … Continue reading →

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Baptist Sacramentalism 2

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Jay F Guin

A while back, I posted the full text of an article by Stanley K. Fowler noting the increasing convergence of Baptist and Church of Christ baptismal theology. It turns out that was a pre-publication copy of an article to be … Continue reading →

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The Baptists’ Evolving View of Baptism, Part 2

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Jay F Guin

This follows up an earlier post on the same subject in which I posted an article by Stanley Fowler, a Baptist, noting the convergence of Baptist and Church of Christ views on baptism. That article has now appeared in a … Continue reading →

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