Admittance to the Lord’s Supper
Rev. Cammenga explains the Reformed Church Order's requirements for admission to the Lord's Supper, emphasizing the consistory's responsibility to safeguard the sacrament's purity and proper administration. The article grounds this practice in the conviction that proper sacramental administration is a distinguishing mark of the true church and calls individual believers to examine themselves worthily before partaking.
Rev. Ron Cammenga Standard Bearer, vol. 73, issue 8 (15/1/1997) None shall be admitted to the Lord’s Supper except those who according to the usage of the church with which they unite themselves have made a confession of the Reformed religion, besides being reputed to be of a godly walk, without which those who come from other churches shall not be admitted (Church Order, Article 61). Articles 61-64 of the Church Order deal with the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. These articles lay down the...