When Jesus wanted to explain to his disciples what his death was all about, he didn't give them a theory, he gave… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
The Lord's supper is memorative, and so it has the nature and use of a pledge or token of love, left by… — John Flavel Copy Share Image
Plant life instead of animal food is the keystone of regeneration. Jesus used bread instead of flesh and wine in place of… — Richard Wagner Copy Share Image
The Lord's Supper has been greatly instrumental in keeping His cause alive. It is the voice of all believers preaching the Lord's… — Charles Deems Copy Share Image
If Melanchthon were alive today, he might not weep because of controversies that surround the Lord's Supper, but he might well sorrow… — Erwin W. Lutzer Copy Share Image
The purpose of the Lord's Supper is to receive from Christ the nourishment and strength and hope and joy that come from… — John Piper Copy Share Image
“Elect from every nation, Yet one o'er all the earth; Her charter of salvation, One Lord, one faith, one birth; One holy… — Samuel J. Stone Copy Share Image
I always asked my mother, I said, 'Momma, how come is everything white?' I said, 'Why is Jesus white with blond hair… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
“Surely we can only come to understand each other's beliefs by means of direct encounter and open, honest discussion. In the meantime,… — Roger E. Olson Copy Share Image
No doubt a man may be saved, like the penitent thief, without having received the Lord's Supper. It is not a matter… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
“When one gets to Clement or Hippolytus, we are clearly a long way from what we find in Paul and the Gospels,… — Ben Witherington III Copy Share Image
“One of the things that happened when the church moved from meetings in homes to having purpose-built buildings beginning before, but accelerated… — Ben Witherington III Copy Share Image
“[The Lord's Supper teaches that] Rituals are good, and they are instituted and used by God to 'connect' his people with him.… — Peter Enns Copy Share Image
The intention of Paul VI with regard to what is commonly called the Mass, was to reform the Catholic liturgy in such… — Jean Guitton Copy Share Image
“Sometimes silences are pregnant and sometimes not. It is hard to know what to make of the silence of much of the… — Ben Witherington III Copy Share Image
“For if we see that the sun, in sending forth its rays upon the earth, to generate, cherish, and invigorate its offspring,… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
“We have seen some gatekeeping or fencing-the-table language already beginning to rear its head in this context. One needed to be baptized… — Ben Witherington III Copy Share Image
“Beginning in 1519 and continuing until the end of his life, Luther expounded a theme that the Sacrament brings and means a… — Matthew C. Harrison Copy Share Image
“Remembering is something God asks us to do over and over in the Bible: “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy”… — Eric Irivuzumugabe Copy Share Image
If a friend is the one who summons us to our best, then is not Jesus Christ our best friend, and should… — Maltbie Davenport Babcock Copy Share Image
[Christ's] mission and work it is to help against sin and death, to justify and bring life. He has placed his help… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“Who should serve the Lord’s Supper? Well in the early church, considering Acts 2 and 1 Corinthians 11, the host of the… — Ben Witherington III Copy Share Image
“Luther and Calvin believed that both the Roman church on the right and the Zwinglian and Anabaptist churches on the left made… — Frederick Dale Bruner Copy Share Image
Let us think of a Christian believer in whose life the twin wonders of repentance and the new birth have been wrought.… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
“When exactly did this all change, and what were the social and theological factors that led to the change? The answer seems… — Ben Witherington III Copy Share Image
Every person, every place and every action is qualified by this association with the unconditional; it penetrates every moment of daily life… — Paul Tillich Copy Share Image
“The reference in 1 Corinthians 11:27 is to Christ’s actual body, which was crucified, as the reference to blood makes evident. Anaziõs… — Ben Witherington III Copy Share Image
“The Purpose of the Eucharist lies not in the change of the bread and wine, but in the partaking of Christ, who… — Alexander Schmemann Copy Share Image
Right now if this preacher died he would go to heaven. Not because I spent years in the jungles and the Andes… — Paul Washer Copy Share Image
The 'means of grace' are such as Bible reading, private prayer, and regularly worshiping God in Church, wherein one hears the Word… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
Surely there is a fitness in the institution of the Lord's Supper as a standing memorial by which the church at large… — William Morley Punshon Copy Share Image
“At the heart of Galatians 2 is not an abstract individualized salvation, but a common meal. Paul does not want the Galatians… — N.T. Wright Copy Share Image
![“[The Lord's Supper teaches that] Rituals are good, and they are instituted and used by God to 'connect' his people with him. We learn through ritual that the church is not just made up of individuals, but is a corporate body. It is not just about personal salvation, but a group of people, the…” quote by Peter Enns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d4f/peter-enns-28232_church_the-lord-s-supper-teaches-that-rituals-a_787566.jpg)
![“[Christ's] mission and work it is to help against sin and death, to justify and bring life. He has placed his help in baptism and the Sacrament [i.e., communion/Eucharist/Lord's supper], and incorporated it in the Word and preaching. To our eyes Baptism [capitalized in original] appears to be…” quote by Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1fc/martin-luther-106_air_christ-s-mission-and-work-it-is-to-help_2225886.jpg)
