The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Examination - 1 Cor 11:29

Start a new thread if you are wanting to discuss the nature of evangelical repentance. For the very last time.... you have failed to supply even one solitary biblical proof that the Church is go demand one who desires to partake of the Lord's Table subject themselves to and pass an arbitrary doctrinal examination by Elders. That the Church should determine as best it can the validity of a person's profession of faith and exclude individuals who are under discipline for unrepentant sin(s) and instruct all who desire to partake of the Lord's Table to examine themselves is not disputed.

If you are demanding that everyone who partakes of the Lord's Table be in complete 100% agreement on doctrine, then may I suggest that theoretically there would only be one single individual qualified..... aka: YOU! There remainder of all who profess the true religion would be barred. Incidentally, that would leave you alone to also fence the Table and I seriously doubt you could fulfill that task against millions of Christ's sheep who would storm in and trample you under foot! <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/evilgrin.gif" alt="" /> I must say that your position sounds far more akin to such groups as the Jehovah's Witnesses who demand total conformity to the teachings of the Watch Tower than any true Christian church I have ever encountered.

In His grace,