Bread for Lord's Supper

[JonC]

We keep it traditional and use cornbread (leave out the cracklings during lent).

 

[katblue87]

Thank you so much for the welcome Brother Glen The church I attend will be having communion this Sunday. If you live in Georgia you are most welcome to join us And yes, washing feet will be part of our fellowship. It is a shame that PB seem to notoriously have smaller congregations and I cannot figure out why
Thank you again for your introduction,

Sister Kathleen

 

[tyndale1946]

Thank you so much for the welcome Brother Glen The church I attend will be having communion this Sunday. If you live in Georgia you are most welcome to join us And yes, washing feet will be part of our fellowship. It is a shame that PB seem to notoriously have smaller congregations and I cannot figure out why
Thank you again for your introduction,

Sister Kathleen

If I did that I would have to stop off in Kentucky and attend church with kyredneck the other Primitive Baptist on here, if I didn't do that, I would never here the end of it... I'm in Sacramento California but thank you for the invite... I follow a lot of Primitive Baptist preachers and I might even have heard of yours... What church do you attend in Georgia and who is your pastor?... Brother Glen

 

[Paul from Antioch]

I don't know why I'm here, I guess I just stumbled in?... Oh well!... I grew up in a Primitive Baptist Church and we did observe close communion and the bread we used for the Lords Supper was unleavened and baked by the sisters... We also had wine in communion and for those who know me on here we also washed feet... There are a few of us on here and I'm not a preacher, and neither is the other member I know, but I do know the Primitive Baptist and was one since the age of 22... Had to close the doors almost 15 years ago as there were three left, me the youngest at the age of 57 and two elderly sisters... Nice to meet another Primitive Baptist katblue87... Welcome to the Baptist Board... I'm Brother Glen

I suppose that the different way(s), i.e., What exactly are the only Biblically correct element(s) AND the extent to which the LS must be observed (Open, Closed, or Close) is IMHO pretty much left up to each local church to decide. I may be wrong in my assertion(s) about these things. but so far as I've discovered, the NT seems to be relatively silent about the details of this particular ordinance. BUT, when one seems that the Bible IS quite definite on the ordinance of Baptism, it would seem (to me at least) there God's Word appears to be rather definitive as to the proper subjects and mode. Am I overlooking some things concerning the L's S? I'd appreciate the rest of you B Boarder's input on both of these aspects of both ordinances. We ARE told to observe these ordinances in the Great Commission as recorded in Matthew 28:18-19 , but how precisely we are to observe the Lord's Supper IMHO God's Word seems to give each local church somewhat of a leeway. What do you BB'ers think about this?

 

[katblue87]

If I did that I would have to stop off in Kentucky and attend church with kyredneck the other Primitive Baptist on here, if I didn't do that, I would never here the end of it... I'm in Sacramento California but thank you for the invite... I follow a lot of Primitive Baptist preachers and I might even have heard of yours... What church do you attend in Georgia and who is your pastor?... Brother Glen

I attend the Forsyth Primitive Baptist Church where Brother Dan Hall is our Pastor. The sermon's are streamed live and recorded on our FB page so please have a listen if God pulls you in that direction. Are there many PB churches in California?
So your other PB friend is from KY? What a beautiful state!! I lived in Bowling Green for 20 years and still miss it. Lovely rolling hills.

 

[Paul from Antioch]

I attend the Forsyth Primitive Baptist Church where Brother Dan Hall is our Pastor. The sermon's are streamed live and recorded on our FB page so please have a listen if God pulls you in that direction. Are there many PB churches in California?
So your other PB friend is from KY? What a beautiful state!! I lived in Bowling Green for 20 years and still miss it. Lovely rolling hills.

 

[Paul from Antioch]

Is there a Primitive Baptist Churches' way of observing the LS/ (Don't mean to seem rude, but I didn't see where you specifically laid out the PBC's way of observing the L'S. Maybe it's jusy my 75+ YO noggin that's misplaced your statement(s) RE about the PBC'es's method of observing the L's S. .... If so, please forgive me & carry on your conversation. (Thanks in advance for your input on this matter.

 

[Martin Marprelate]

Charles Hodge (19th-century Presbyterian) wrote that "the Reformed" regard leavened versus unleavened bread as a matter of indifference, important thing is that real bread be used, and NOT just flour and water!

Hodge: "flour and water or flour and some glutinous substance is not bread in the ordinary sense of the word."

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This is correct. The Greek word invariably used for the bread of the Lord's supper is artos, which is the standard word for bread made from wheat (e.g. Mark 3:20; Luke 4:4). There is a word for unleavened bread, azumos, but that is never used in connection with the Lord's supper.

 

[katblue87]

If I did that I would have to stop off in Kentucky and attend church with kyredneck the other Primitive Baptist on here, if I didn't do that, I would never here the end of it... I'm in Sacramento California but thank you for the invite... I follow a lot of Primitive Baptist preachers and I might even have heard of yours... What church do you attend in Georgia and who is your pastor?... Brother Glen

I'll add that my father-in-law is also a retired PB paster. His name is Brother James Heard. Many years ago he did air sermons on an AM radio station. I think the station was local so not sure if you could have heard of him or not.

 

[katblue87]

Is there a Primitive Baptist Churches' way of observing the LS/ (Don't mean to seem rude, but I didn't see where you specifically laid out the PBC's way of observing the L'S. Maybe it's jusy my 75+ YO noggin that's misplaced your statement(s) RE about the PBC'es's method of observing the L's S. .... If so, please forgive me & carry on your conversation. (Thanks in advance for your input on this matter.

Not sure if you are addressing this question to me specifically?? We have a somewhat shorter service. Break bread and share wine, then wash feet. All with the members of our church denomination family. I suppose this would be called a "close" communion.

 

[Paul from Antioch]

For me, communion is for fellowship with the saints. A shared bond and lifestyle.I do believe it is meant for the church family. The last Supper was Jesus with his Apostles. I pray for everyone to want that relationship with Christ that they will find themselves ready for that shared communion. from the way I read the Bible it is not for everyone. We may see scripture differently but at least we are reading the good book

 

[Paul from Antioch]

Just asking (ANY one.), Is the Lord's Supper the ordinance whereby we are to "commune" (i.e., to have something in common) with Jesus Christ (e.g., "I am crucified with Christ,' etc., as in Galatians 2:20 , or are we only supposed to commune only with the saints who are in attendance at the local church to which we are members or is it a combination of both? Also, what are your views when someone in a pastoral position takes the L's S elements with him & administers them to, say, a shut-in or a very ill church member who's confined to the ER of that local church's area? AND, are we also to commune with "disciplined" members who are still considered members of that local church? I know that these are actually multi-choice questions, & if each question needs its own thread, fine. The reason I've asked these questions is because, although I'm not (nor ever have been) a pastor, I've lived in at least 2 relatively transient areas, & I've been asked these sorts of questions several times & honestly don't see where the NT specifically answers them. Can any of you B B'ers supply me with specific NT verses/passages on these matters? Thanks in advance for your replies.

 

[Paul from Antioch]

For me, communion is for fellowship with the saints. A shared bond and lifestyle.I do believe it is meant for the church family. The last Supper was Jesus with his Apostles. I pray for everyone to want that relationship with Christ that they will find themselves ready for that shared communion. from the way I read the Bible it is not for everyone. We may see scripture differently but at least we are reading the good book

I recall a so-called "Christian" song that was sung by many back in the 1970s-1980s. It had a line or two that went: "God said it , and I believe it, and that settles it for me!" IMHO, if "God said it," that should settle the matter right then & there whether one chooses to believe it or not! (Can I get me a witness on that? )

 

[Paul from Antioch]

Just asking (ANY one.), Is the Lord's Supper the ordinance whereby we are to "commune" (i.e., to have something in common) with Jesus Christ (e.g., "I am crucified with Christ,' etc., as in Galatians 2:20 , or are we only supposed to commune only with the saints who are in attendance at the local church to which we are members or is it a combination of both? Also, what are your views when someone in a pastoral position takes the L's S elements with him & administers them to, say, a shut-in or a very ill church member who's confined to the ER of that local church's area? AND, are we also to commune with "disciplined" members who are still considered members of that local church? I know that these are actually multi-choice questions, & if each question needs its own thread, fine. The reason I've asked these questions is because, although I'm not (nor ever have been) a pastor, I've lived in at least 2 relatively transient areas, & I've been asked these sorts of questions several times & honestly don't see where the NT specifically answers them. Can any of you B B'ers supply me with specific NT verses/passages on these matters? Thanks in advance for your replies.