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While I agree with you that "normally" we should allow another to judge himself there are cases and situations where the elders of a church must also intervene. Case and Point: Elder of a church is disciplined for adultery and goes to another state during holidays and attempts to take communion while still under discipline at his church. He was with his mistress and was rightly kept from the table.

Joe:

Of course their are examples. But just as the heresey of "Divine Right" Kings plagued the church, so has the abomination of Divine Right leaders in the church.

WHen ones worthiness to partake is scrutinized by some man made test, and ones doctrinal DNA has to line up with the elders, that has gone too far in scriptural terms.

Again I am all for fencing the table when done for biblical reasons, what I am against is when it becomes a judging witchunt based on a misinterpretation of Paul in 1 Cor.

There never was a sinner half as big as Christ is as a Savior.