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John Calvin on Weekly Communion (Lord’s Supper)

communionreflectionversesReflecting on a crucial text like Acts 2:42 and the spiritual benefits of the Lord’s Supper, John Calvin argues for its weekly observance,

“Each week, at least, the table of the Lord ought to have been spread for the company of Christians, and the promises declared on which we might then spiritually feed.”  –Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, 4.17.44, 46.

See my post An Advantage to Holy Communion Weekly? for my own arguments on the matter.

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TC Robinson

BIO. I’m Thomas “T.C” Robinson, a Christian by conversion and an ordained minister in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC). Let’s talk faith and culture in light of Scripture, tradition, and reason, which are gifts to the Body of Christ. “For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.” -Paul the Apostle, Romans 11:36 NIV

2 responses to “John Calvin on Weekly Communion (Lord’s Supper)”

  1. Weekly Communion? – The Anglophilic Anglican

    […] seem to embrace anything without the imprimatur of Continental Protestant divines, both Luther and Calvin advocated for the weekly reception of the sacrament of Holy […]

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    Crumbs of Knowledge

    Hi thanks foor posting this

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