Re: Questions about Communion / Lord's Supper
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 3:50 pm
It is interesting at all the variations of this practise even within Anabaptism. And then there is the whole issue of whether this is a sacrament or an ordinance. Sacrament often considered a means of God's grace as a blessing, salvation or sanctification. Ordinance usually means it is not a conduit of grace but rather an act of obedience. However, some use these terms interchangeably.
I remember once when I referred to this practise in the MB church as a sacrament and quickly was corrected by the pastor that this was an ordinance and not a sacrament. He seemed to be very strong on there being no salvation properties in this practise.
And then there are the Salvation Army and Quakers who do not have this practise at all.
I remember once when I referred to this practise in the MB church as a sacrament and quickly was corrected by the pastor that this was an ordinance and not a sacrament. He seemed to be very strong on there being no salvation properties in this practise.
And then there are the Salvation Army and Quakers who do not have this practise at all.
The Salvation Army's Founders felt that many Christians had come to rely on the outward signs of spiritual grace rather than on grace itself. William and Catherine Booth believed, with the Apostle Paul, that salvation came solely from the grace of God personally received by faith. They felt that much of what passed for Christianity in their day was primarily an observance of outward ritual.