Hello Ray, I enjoy reading your articles which leads me to my current concern. I have read in your articles how the OT was concerned with physical things and the NT with the spiritual. My concern is that with communion. In Acts 20:7 it seems to set a precedence that the apostles gathered each lords day to to worship and partake in communion. Other scripture seems to support these weekly events. If only spiritual things are important then why was communion instituted as a part of the weekly service? Are there historical reasons or more to the scripture I have not seen? I would like to understand why we partake in communion and if it is commanded every week or if once a month etc. is fine or for what reason we need not worry about partaking at all unless we desire. From doing research it seems that Martin Luther, John Calvin and other scholars from the reeformation era seemed to think it should be done each week. I would appreciate any clarification on this issue so I can quit worrying about it.
Thank you,
Matt
Dear Matt:
You know, I have kind of a rule of thumb: If the Church teaches it, it must be wrong.
Martin Luther and John Calvin were two of the most evil and vile heretics that have ever drawn breath on this earth. Disagree with heretic Calvin, and you just might end up being toasted over a low heat fire for maximum pain. Calvin is at the very bottom of the cesspool of humanity--what possible sin could top that?
There is no such thing as a "weekly Lord's day" in the Scriptures. Numerous physical rituals were performed in the early years of the Apostles' ministries until them came to a realization that it is the spirit that matters, not the physical. We are circumcized WITHOUT HANDS in our hear and spirit, and the same goes for communion, baptism, sabbath days, etc., etc., etc.
God be with you,
Ray
