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Pilgrim said:
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speratus said:
Most reformation churches have Q&A catechisms prepared by the church fathers. The answers is should be child's play for anyone who is properly prepared to receive the sacrament. Additional questions may be asked based on popular heresies.
Soooooo, are you saying that for anyone to be qualified to partake of the Lord's Table they must first pass a Catechetical examination conducted by the Elders of the church? IF this is what you believe, could you then point me to a specific place in Scripture where one is required to pass such an indepth examination before coming to the Table rather than simply making a valid profession of faith to show that they are united to Christ?

I'm not proposing any hard and fast rule on the content of the examination. Questions from the catechism are merely a suggested starting place. The principle is established by Acts 2:42; Romans 16:17; 1 Cor. 11:18-20 etc.. The holy Catholic Church is without any division, continues stedfastly in the Apostle's doctrine and in breaking of bread, marks and avoids those who cause divisions and offenses, etc.

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Pilgrim said:Oh..... and is there one standard Catechism that you have in view here, or are there more than one that would be acceptable to use?

The elders, called by Christ as the stewards of the mysteries, determine the questions to be asked to comply with the aforementioned scriptures. Not me!