Lord's Supper
The Lord’s Supper – 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 (Post 4 of 4)
Sunday, May 25th, 2008Well, finally carved out the time to get this up. For my money, this passage has been fundamentally misunderstood (or maybe under-read), which has led to a lot of misunderstanding about the Lord’s Supper. I think you’ll be surprised at what it says. Please note the underlining.
17 But in the following instructions I do not […]
Lord’s Supper, Part 3
Saturday, May 24th, 2008In my previous two Lord’s Supper posts and comments to readers’ posts, I tried to telegraph a few items to set up this post:
1. I don’t care to articulate a doctrine of the Lord’s Supper on the basis of what is NOT said in the text, no matter how sensible it is. Biblical theology derives […]
The Lord’ Supper: Theology by Imagination (Lord’s Supper, Part 2)
Friday, May 16th, 2008Well, there’s been a number of comments on this topic, so I’d best man up and let you all know what I’m thinking. Sorry, nothing spectacular, just the naked Bible.
The synoptic gospel references (Matthew, Mark, Luke) are straightforward enough. What needs to be covered are John 6:22-65, 1 Cor 10, and 1 Cor 11. […]
Theology by Annoyance #1
Sunday, May 11th, 2008I’m introducing a “column” of sorts here. From time to time I’ll be prone to just introduce a topic just because it annoys me. Please excuse me if I don’t apologize for venting.
Here’s #1 - Communion / the Lord’s Supper
I’ve worshipped in a variety of traditions, and I’ve become convinced that if I […]
