Zeke wrote:Aineo,
That is how you respond to christians who preach to follow the commandments of the Lord, who preach to others it is necessary to go to church and recieve communion. who profess to follow Gods whole word rather than some.
You reject these things above as a requirement for Faith and Gods word.
You cant search for loop-holes in Gods word, you must profess as a true christian with faith to follow all of Gods requirements. These include his commandments and partaking in the Lords Supper. Most christians adhere to the basic teaching of Christ.
Rev:
[7] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Matthew7:15
Beware of false prohets, which come to you in sheeps clothing but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
They are 'Known by their Fruits', Matt7:15-20
They reject the Doctrine that is according to godliness. 1Tim6:1-5
Every false doctrine throughout church history has had its origin in the deadly notion that a soul can sin and not die. This lie,, was for the single purpose of separating man from the Life giving Spirit of God.
Zeke
Requirements for faith? Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of the Lord. To every man is given a measure of fatih. We are saved by grace through faith that no man may boast.
Communion is not a commandment, baptism is not required to have faith or be saved. A believer will upon his first opportunity be baptized as an act of obedience to our Lord.
A believer will participate in the Lord's Supper at every opportunity, not because it is a commandment but because it is an act of worship that when properly taken empowers us to be conformed to the image of Christ.
Matt 26:26-30
26 And while they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat; this is My body." 27 And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you; 28 for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins. 29 "But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom."
30 And after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
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Mark 14:22-26
22 And while they were eating, He took some bread, and after a blessing He broke it; and gave it to them, and said, "Take it; this is My body." 23 And when He had taken a cup, and given thanks, He gave it to them; and they all drank from it. 24 And He said to them, "This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. 25 "Truly I say to you, I shall never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God."
26 And after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
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Luke 22:17-23
17 And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He said, "Take this and share it among yourselves; 18 for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes. " 19 And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me." 20 And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, "This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood. 21 "But behold, the hand of the one betraying Me is with Me on the table. 22 "For indeed, the Son of Man is going as it has been determined; but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!" 23 And they began to discuss among themselves which one of them it might be who was going to do this thing.
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1 Cor 11:23-27
23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it, and said, "This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me." 25 In the same way He took the cup also, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me." 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes. 27 Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. NAS
Here is every Scripture where the Lord's Supper is taught; show me where is states communion is a commandment or a requirement for salvation. Paul writes
"For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup". I know people who celebrate the Lord's Supper every day of the week with their neighbors. "For as often" is not "it is commanded".
There is a difference between being a legalist who
demands his view is the only
correct view and being a disciple of Jesus Christ.
I suggest you take another look at our posting rules, especially number 7 and conduct yourself accordingly.