1 of 2 ordinances

Baptist are big on the important to Baptists is that we do the ordinance of baptism correctly. We seem to be very concerned that baptism is by immersion and not sprinkling. In fact, many baptists will even say that those who were baptized by sprinkling, need to be re-baptized the right way. I would like to know why baptist's don't typically take the other ordinance, the Lord's Supper, so seriously. If we are so concerned about doing things the New Testament commands why don't we observed the Lord's Supper on a regular basses? Why is it only now and again when we think of it. Every Church I have started we do it weekly lead by the men in the church

 

Good question how often do you think we should “proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.”

1Cor 11:26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes. ​

The New King James Version. 1982 (1 Co 11:26). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

 

Nope! You won’t find anything that say once on Sunday and trice on Tuesday. And you are right some do take it very serious. Some is not most. Not trying to accuse but that most seem to make a “oh! By the way we have not had the lords supper in a while let do one of these Sundays” and when I ask pastors why they do not do it very often I seem to get the same reply as if there is some play book of reply’s out there. They have all we don’t want it to become mundane or ordinary.

But the way I see it my father picture hangs on the wall. I do not keep it in a draw. When I look at it I remember all the different thing we did as a father and son.

The first time He took me hunting
He taught me how to drive
Drove me on my first date
Helped me with my science project
Tutored me though college english


It the same way with the Lord table. There is more to remember about Jesus death than that it happen. We can remember what that did for us.
-By his death we are a new creation
-By his death we have access to the father
-By his death we are made one with Christ
-By his death we are adapted into the house hold of God
-By His death we are son of God
-By his death we are brother with Christ
-By his death we a joint heirs
-By his death we are saints of God.

We need to remember it more than hell insurance

 

Have you ever given thought to why you do it as often as you do?

 

Seriously, John 3v36, would something less than once a week be acceptable?

Sure and something more than once a week. I don’t want to be legalist about I just what people to think about it. It very important.


Another question. Do you observe the LS on Sunday morning or Sunday night?

Moring

Would you advocate having it in every service? If you don't, why not?

It does not matter one church I went to had it every Sunday evening except on the 5th sunday

 

Let me ask you Tom Butler how often would be to much and why

 

Tom
you said "Our church observes the Lord's Supper once a quarter. Is that regular enough?" then you made the statement "I'd say that's regular enough." why this time span what make that "enough"? what is "enough"? when have we "he Lord’s death till he come" "enough"?

1Co 11:26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.

 

I never said it was right or wrong. But what is you decision make process

 

1 cor 11:26 "For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come."

You right the is not a frequency of how often we should have the Lords table. And there is not a frequency of how often we should witness so maybe one very three month is good enough. It say nowhere how often you should come together just that you should not neglect it. So three time a year should be good. You ask me how I arrived at these frequency? The simple answer is, that's what I just decided. There is no wrong answer.