Mr. Bultitude
Puritan Board Freshman
Friends of mine have a preteen child who has always been nonverbal and has the cognition of about a two-year-old. Should communion be offered to people with that type of disability?
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Any elder who would vote to admit someone that meets that description to the table should be stripped of their ordination. I hope we aren't speaking of Presbyterians here, but of some denomination that has a defective, non-sacramental view of the Lord's Supper.Friends of mine have a preteen child who has always been nonverbal and has the cognition of about a two-year-old. Should communion be offered to people with that type of disability?
I assume the strong "no" answer comes from the requirement to examine oneself?
That and also it is to discern the Lord's body. The Lord's table is a very solemn time to reflect all that He has done for us. And I do not think the child in the OP is able to do any of this.The "should they be admitted" question is about Presbyterians, and also about all other legitimate churches of God.
I assume the strong "no" answer comes from the requirement to examine oneself?
There are difficult edge cases. The original post does not describe one.A good rule of thumb: if they're not mentally fit to bag groceries at the grocery store, they're probably not mentally fit to partake in the Lord's Supper.
You would be surprised how many times eggs have been packed on top of bread and chips. Especially a pack larger than a dozen!A good rule of thumb: if they're not mentally fit to bag groceries at the grocery store, they're probably not mentally fit to partake in the Lord's Supper.
Trying to figure out where you all shop that folks still have baggers. I usually end up doing self checkout and bagging. If there is a checkout line open, the cashier has to do the bagging.You would be surprised how many times eggs have been packed on top of bread and chips. Especially a pack larger than a dozen!
Sometimes they bag groceries for me at the market in Peru. That's about the only place any more.Trying to figure out where you all shop that folks still have baggers. I usually end up doing self checkout and bagging. If there is a checkout line open, the cashier has to do the bagging.