What Is the Lord’s Supper? (Biblia.com)

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Ever since the night Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper, this sacrament has played a central role in the faith and practice of the church. That is why it is odd that many believers think so little of the Lord’s Supper. “They seldom observe it and assign to it little significance,” Richard D. Phillips writes. “They derive no assurance, and seek no grace, as they receive from the Lord’s table. How...

John Murray explains the principle of restricted communion, writing, “Not all without distinction are eligible to come to the Lord’s Table.… When Jesus preached the gospel he made no difference between men.… But when he instituted the Lord’s Supper he sat down with his disciples. This betokens its distinguishing character; it is for disciples.”25 Murray explains the principles by which the table is to be fenced (or protected): The Lord’s Supper is chiefly commemoration and communion. It is for those

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