David Rylaarsdam, Professor of Historical Theology at Calvin Theological Seminary, will lead a seminar for church leaders in the Chicago area, on children and the Lord's Supper.
During the last few decades, many Reformed denominations have decided to invite all those who are baptized to the Lord’s Supper. This may seem surprising to some of us who have grown up assuming that a person must make Profession of Faith before participating in the Lord’s Supper. We can’t imagine it any other way.
But keeping children from the Lord’s Supper raises some troubling questions. If the Lord’s Supper is a means of grace, why would we make our kids earn the privilege of participating? If both baptism and the Lord’s Supper proclaim the same Gospel promises, why would we allow our children to receive baptism but not the Lord’s Supper? Since the Bible says that all baptized are part of the body of Christ (I Cor. 12:13; Gal. 3:28) and that we who are one body partake of one bread (I Cor. 10: 16-17) why would we exclude part of the body from partaking?
Biblical, historical, theological, and practical issues will be studied and discussed.
Cost: $10. No cost to full-time college students. Checks made payable to Trinity Christian College.
Hosted by the Church Connection Initiative at Trinity.
