Naked Bible 011: Introducing the Lord’s Supper Series
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Jan 21, 2015
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Lack of Critical Examination
The Lord's Supper doctrine is one of the least critically examined biblical doctrines.
Churches often follow traditions without much reflection on their scriptural basis.
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Transubstantiation
The Catholic concept of transubstantiation posits that the bread and wine transform into Jesus' literal body and blood.
This raises questions about the biblical basis and implications of such a transformation.
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Jesus' Spirit in the Elements
Some Protestants believe Jesus' spirit is present in the bread and wine.
This raises questions about the meaning and necessity of localizing Jesus' presence, especially given the New Testament's identification of Jesus' presence with the Spirit.
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Today we begin a new topic, and with it a short series on a doctrine that most listeners will have heard of or experienced firsthand. I think it would be difficult to find anyone who has spent any time in a Christian church of any denomination who has not heard of the Lord’s Supper, also known as communion or the Lord’s Table. But while most listeners will have heard of the doctrine before, I’m willing to bet few have really thought about or, perhaps stated more precisely, have ever questioned what they’ve been taught about it in light of their own reading of the Scriptures. As familiar as you might think it is, I’m convinced that this doctrine is one of the least critically examined of all biblical doctrines. If I made a “Top Ten” list of things churches do without much thinking, this would be in the list for sure.
