The Withholding of the Lord’s Supper
This article by Joshua Engelsma explains Article 76 of the Church Order regarding the withholding of the Lord's Supper as a disciplinary measure, tracing its historical roots from John Calvin through the various Reformed synods including Emden (1571) and Middelburg (1581). The resource outlines the specific cases and biblical principles governing when the consistory suspends believers from communion as a step toward potential excommunication. Readers interested in Reformed church discipline practices and their historical development will find this a helpful exposition of Protestant Reformed ecclesiology.
From a brief explanation of the Church Order by Johannes Jansen* pastor of Crete PRC in Crete, Illinois Article 76: "Such as obstinately reject the admonition of the consistory, and likewise those who have committed a public or otherwise gross sin, shall be suspended from the Lord's Supper. And if he, having been suspended, after repeated admonitions, shows no signs of repentance, the consistory shall at last proceed to the extreme remedy, namely, excommunication, agreeably to the form...
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