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Originally Posted by Semper Fidelis It just so happens that I'm teaching on Acts 8 this weekend and it appears to me that Simon (the Soceror) ... |  We must have been posting around the same time, because he's who I brought up in the other thread (and the older thread to which I alluded in that thread) Quote: |
Are you talking about an adult that cannot discern the Body and Blood of the Lord? Sure there are adults that would be unable to participate. The requirement is discernment. In cases of diminished capacity or immaturity it might be appropriate to withold the Supper. Again, the Elder should be judging whether or not a member discerns the Body and Blood of Christ.
| I agree, but I'm just asking for some Biblical references that may help this along. For example, is it just deductive from the idea that the Elders are our undershepherds/overseers, etc.? |
About the Elders examining? Yes. It's deductive from the fact that they are our undershepherds and have to give account for the care of the sheep they are charged with.
I've finally gotten around to reading
Jus Divinum Regiminis Ecclesiastici, or The Divine Right of Church Government, by sundry Ministers of London (c. 1646). | Naphtali Press
The Puritans deduce the authority of elders and Presbytery government from the light of nature, Biblical example, and Biblical imperative. I highly recommend it.