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Thats about the same as my church except we do not always have communion together.Originally posted by JonathanHunt
We are served in our seats (we don't have pews), and we break a piece off the bread and eat as we receive it. When it comes to the cup (non alchoholic wine - *sigh*) we all take our little thimbleful but we drink together.
Before either element is distributed, an elder reads some scriptures.
JH
Originally posted by Charismatic Calvinist
As a Charismatic, I prefer a cartwheel or triple handspring, ALWAYS accompanied with loud shouting.
In most of the Reformed churches (except the Anglican) the responses passed out of use, and the kneeling posture in receiving the communion gave way to the standing or sitting posture.
Finally, I find no justification whatsoever for kneeling for communion. Every meal in the Bible is pictured as sitting or reclining, in a relaxed posture, save for the very first Passover. The whole point of the meal is that it affirms our peace with God, our sitting down with Him at table. Not to sit is to call into question our forgiveness and acceptance by Him. Sitting shows that we do accept His gift, and that we understand what it means. Almost all the Reformers understood this, and it is a sad accident of history that the Church of England did not reform herself in this area.
Anglican traditionalists come up with all kinds of justifications for kneeling at communion, but they all fall to the ground before the Biblical facts. Sitting at table with God is a sign that our peace with Him is absolutely secure. Jesus has finished the work, and sits with the Father; in union with Him, we also sit. If we do not sit, it shows that we do not understand our union with Him correctly. Standing and kneeling are not relaxed postures, and are most inappropriate for communion. If I visit a church that kneels, then I also kneel; but the Bible teaches otherwise and such churches need to work for reformation in this area.
Such as:
"Christ's body was broken for your sins on the cross. This sacrament reminds you that just as bread nourishes our bodies, so does Christ through his broken body nourish our souls. Take, eat, and rejoice."
Or:
"This is the cup of the New Covenant, ratified by the blood of Christ, the only atonement for sins. As you take this cup, drink with great joy, knowing that Christ's blood as atoned for all your sins."
Anything similar to the above is usually what is said.
Does mine count? No position! I am barred, for over two years; with still no resolution in sight.