Because the Reformed tradition vigorously defends the baptism of infants (paedobaptism), a natural question often arises: If we baptize our children, why do we not also give them the Lord’s Supper? In recent decades, a minority within the Reformed camp (often associated with the Federal Vision movement) has advocated for Paedocommunion—the practice of serving the bread and wine… Continue reading The Case Against Paedocommunion (WLC 171–177)
Category: Westminster Larger Catechism
The Unseen Christ: On the Prohibition of Images
In our study of Chapter 21, we examined the Regulative Principle of Worship—the biblical rule that we may only worship God in the ways He has explicitly instituted in His Word. This principle is the direct application of the Second Commandment. While the First Commandment tells us who to worship (God alone), the Second Commandment tells us how to worship… Continue reading The Unseen Christ: On the Prohibition of Images