The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-17
JORDAN ON LORDS SUPPER.
The Minister Discussed 1t From the
Scripturai View.


Rev John D. Jordan preached last
night at the First Baptist Church on
THE Scriptural View of the Lords
Supper. His texts were drawn from
Luke 22-19 This do in remembrance
of me-. and Thessalonians 1856" Now
we command you, brethren, in the name
of our Lord, Jesus Christ, that ye with
draw yourselves from every brother
that walketh disorderly, and not after
the tradition which he received from
u.s..
Let us forget all sectarianism and
consider the Lords Supper from a
Bible point of view" said the pastor,
Gods word is our infallible and suf-
flcient guide We need no other, but
should seek to follow what we have
without hesitation or fear. What say
the scriptures should be our one in
quiry? No church has a right to
change any ordinance of Gods house
or teaching of his word any more than
a ootball team has. He gave his word
"once for all'-all time and all people.
The Lords Supper is not sacra-
ment. or saving ordinance. 1t is only
for the saved. Neither is it in any
way designed to show our special feel
ing for our kindred or friends. In it's
consider the earthly relationships of
those who partake with us. 1t is a
question of faith, doctrine and order
The Lords Supper is a memorial
This do in remembrance of me-. Till
| come 1t looks back to the death of
our Lord and forward to his second
coming. With scored memory it looks
back to the worlds greatest past event
and with glorious anticipation 1t looks
nd To ba
event Memory and anticipation are
wonderful factors in shaping life, and
God konws where to put the stress
1t is a memorial to our illustrious but
fallen elder brother-'lest we forget,
lest we forget
THE elements used are bread and
wine as symbols of his body and blood.
Not the real body and blood are they,
neither can they be. The prayer, or
blessing, is a setting apart of the ele-
ments and no more change cle bread
and wine than thanks at meal time
change the food on the table. Reason
and chemical analysis will support this
as we'll as scripture. Nothing could be
more narrowing or revolving than the
thought of eating the flesh and drink
ing the blood of our Lord literally.
They are figurative of his body and
blood as baptism is figurative of his
burial and resurrection.
'Those who partake of the Lords
Supper are to come in a scriptural way.
The scriptural order is faith, baptism,
church membership, and the Lords
Supper. This was the order of the first
church in Jerusalem as given in the
second CHAPTER of Acts.
THE division comes at baptism. Ac-
cording TO the scriptures none are to
receive the Lords Supper until after
baptism and none are baptized until
they are buried in the likeness of His
burial and raised up in the likeness of
His resurrection. Whatever else may
be called baptism is more modern than
baptism. and is without scriptural au-
thority.
ITO speak of a church as a close
communion church IS to manifest
lack either of power or disposition to
distinguish. The question is not set
tied without baptism. and the scrip
lures say our Lord, one faith. one
baptism
"All who have received scriotural
baptism are not to be encouraged to
come to the Lords Supper, If they
have departed from the true faith or
walk disorderly as the second part OF
my text will show"