Should a church require its members to take communion?
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No, a church should not require its members to take communion since there may be times in a Christian's life when he is sinning to such an extent that he should not take communion.
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- Should a church require its members to take communion? No, a church should not require its members to take communion.
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- There might be times in a Christian's life where the person is in sin, and it might be such a significant sin that it would be advisable for him not to take communion.
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- Let's take, for example, that a person is committing adultery and knows that it is wrong, but is continuing to do so.
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- Such a person should not take communion because he is not in a state of repentance and is not struggling against his sin.
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- Furthermore, if the church were to require such a person to take communion, it could potentially be causing the person to do so in an unworthy manner and helping him to sin.
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- 1 Corinthians 11, verses 26 -29 says, For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the
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- Lord's death until he comes. Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the
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- Lord in an unworthy manner shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
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- For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly.
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- Now, since communion is meant only for true believers who have repented of their sins, and since some churches are so liberal that they are not really
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- Christian and even encourage some sin, then requiring a person to take communion would essentially amount to contributing to a sinful act.