Understanding Four Views on the Lord's SupperZondervan, 26. maj 2009 - 224 sider The Lord's Supper has been the central and characteristic action of the church at worship. But there are still many ways of understanding it and many questions surrounding this meal... Who should participate in the Lord’s Supper? How frequently should we observe it? What does this meal mean? What happens when we eat the bread and drink from the cup? What do Christians disagree about and what do they hold in common? These and other questions are explored in this volume of the fair-minded, informative Counterpoints series. Contributors make a case for one of the following views:
All contributors use Scripture to present their views, and each responds to the others' essays. Included are resources for understanding the topic further, such as:
The Counterpoints series presents a comparison and critique of scholarly views on topics important to Christians that are both fair-minded and respectful of the biblical text. Each volume is a one-stop reference that allows readers to evaluate the different positions on a specific issue and form their own, educated opinion. |
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... Gospel Five Views on Sanctification Four Views on Eternal Security Four Views on Hell Four Views on Salvation in a Pluralistic World Four Views on the Book of Revelation How Jewish Is Christianity? Show Them No Mercy Three Views on ...
... gospel the Lord's clear command to celebrate this meal (Luke 22:19). This makes it quite obvious that the church's gathering “to break bread” is understood by him as the fulfillment of Jesus' command to “do this in remembrance of me ...
... gospel and called to serve others as Christ has served and given himself up for us. In a powerful way, if we come in humble faith, we reflect on our confession at the Lord's Table and ask God to enable us to live more faithfully for him ...
... gospel, which always has in view a future salvation. This is the sense in which the bread and the wine — Jesus' body and blood — are given and spoken and eaten in remembrance of him.7 A PERSONAL REMEMBRANCE This meal is given for you ...
... Gospels, ed Joel B. Green, Scot McKnight, and I. Howard Marshall (Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1992), 447. 5. Hugh Thompson Kerr, The Christian Sacraments (Philadelphia: Westminster, 1944), 94. 6. See Charles L. Wallis, ed., The ...
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The Two Most Important Questions | 153 |
Statements on the Lords Supper in Creeds | 160 |
Quotations on the Lords Supper | 182 |
Resources for Further Study | 205 |
Discussion and Reflection Questions | 212 |