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Series: The Strangeness of Open Communion

Open Communion: How To Correct It

Dealing with Open Communion As we’ve seen, Holy Scripture, church history, and the Lutheran Confessions teach Closed Communion, that is, True Communion. The…

Posted On 2 Aug 201825 Jul 2018

Open Communion: Strange to Lutherans

Open Communion: Strange to Lutherans Having seen Closed Communion taught from Scripture and practiced throughout church history, the question is whether the Lutherans…

Posted On 27 Jul 201823 Jul 2018

Open Communion: Strange to the Church

Now that we’ve seen what Scripture says about fellowship in the Lord’s Supper, we learn that Open Communion is strange to church history…

Posted On 19 Jul 201819 Jul 2018

Open Communion: Strange to God

Open Communion—the practice of communing those confessing something contrary to the Bible—is strange to God and His Word. God’s Word is clear: It…

Posted On 12 Jul 201812 Jul 2018

The Strangeness of Open Communion: Introduction

The following is the first section of the paper I presented at the 2018 Steadfast Lutherans Conference at Zion Lutheran Church & School…

Posted On 5 Jul 20182 Jul 2018

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