The Case for Church Membership as One of the Requirements for Communion

Bible study that shows the steps that led to this view

Introduction: Part I & Part 2

Arguments for the membership requirement:

    I: Arguments rooted in communion as a local church ordinance [6/17/2012]

    II: An a fortiori preclusion argument [6/24/2012]

    III. The unity of the sacraments argument [7/1/2012]

    IV. Reflections, summary, and recommendation [7/8/2012]

    Summary Graph

A united statement explaining the basis for the local church requirement

Why Is Local Church Membership a Requirement for Taking Communion

Related sermons

1. •Membership in the Lord’s Local Church (I Tim 3.15-16) [text] [audio]
   

2. •Baptism into the Lord’s Local Church (I Cor 12.12-13) [text] [audio]
   

3. •Baptism in One Sprit into the Lord’s Local Church (I Cor 12.12-13, Part 2) [text] [audio]
   

4. •The Membership Commitment of Repentance Baptism (Acts 2.36-42) [text] [audio]
   

5. •The Discipleship Commitment of Baptism (Mt 28.19-20) [text] [audio]
   

6. •Suffering for Doing Good: The Context of the Saving Pledge of Baptism (I Pet 3.13-22, Part 1) [text] [audio]
   

7. •The Saving Pledge of Baptism (I Pet 3.13-22, Part 2) [text] [audio]
   

8. •Baptism Runs Counter to Autonomy (Col 2.8-15) [text] [audio]
   

9. •Baptism into Death for Newness of Life (Rom 6.1-7) [text] [audio]