Communion Quote by Frederick Dale Bruner

“All of the Reformers agreed among themselves and with Rome on the point that the Supper lies at the heart of the person of…

— Michael S. Horton

“When exactly did this all change, and what were the social and theological factors that led to the change? The answer seems to be…

— Ben Witherington III

“When Christians try to celebrate the Lord's Supper as anything besides a fellowship of believers, it's a sign that their faith and their church…

— Gene Mims

“The Christian churches were probably the only communion in antiquity that had no special place of worship but rather came together in the places…

— Michael Moynagh

“Is the Lord’s Supper only for Christians? Whenever I ask this question I immediately remember the character of those that partook of the Last…

— Ben Witherington III

“But it seemed manipulative to me to make the hungry sit like good dogs for their supper. And it did not surprise me that…

— Ron Hall

“The evidence of the early church suggests that the community of followers ate together regularly and often, and that in their eating they tried…

— Norman Wirzba

“[I]f the Lord's Supper effects nothing, consequently is nothing, … without a certain state of mind, without faith, then in faith alone lies its…

— Ludwig Feuerbach

“Thus the Eucharist, like the meals held by Jesus with ‘sinners and publicans’, must also be celebrated with the unrighteous, those who have no…

— Jurgen Moltmann

“Surely we can only come to understand each other's beliefs by means of direct encounter and open, honest discussion. In the meantime, many free…

— Roger E. Olson

“When one gets to Clement or Hippolytus, we are clearly a long way from what we find in Paul and the Gospels, where the…

— Ben Witherington III

The purpose of the Lord's Supper is to receive from Christ the nourishment and strength and hope and joy that come from feasting our…

— John Piper