Should those be admitted to the Lord's Supper who show by what they profess and how they live that they are unbelieving and ungodly?

Heidelberg Catechism

Should those be admitted to the Lord's Supper who show by what they profess and how they live that they are unbelieving and ungodly?

Gratitude
Question 82
Heidelberg Catechism
Heidelberg Catechism

Heidelberg Catechism

Should those be admitted to the Lord's Supper who show by what they profess and how they live that they are unbelieving and ungodly?

Gratitude
Question 82

Question

Should those be admitted to the Lord's Supper who show by what they profess and how they live that they are unbelieving and ungodly?

Answer

No, that would dishonor God's covenant and bring down God's wrath upon the entire congregation.1 Therefore, according to the instruction of Christ and his apostles, the Christian church is duty-bound to exclude such people, by the official use of the keys of the kingdom, until they reform their lives.

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