tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9387707.post115544288054134765..comments2024-01-05T13:36:55.379-06:00Comments on Two-Edged Sword: Occasional Observance of the SupperLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10422257306176024118noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9387707.post-1155621285768661042006-08-15T00:54:00.000-05:002006-08-15T00:54:00.000-05:00Mr. Baggins,I think you may assume too much about ...Mr. Baggins,<BR/>I think you may assume too much about the NT examples. After all, what examples are you talking about? The only non-debateable example is the institution itself. As I stated in the post, I tend to grant Acts 20:7, but that makes only two. Two examples in a history book that probably covers almost 30 years. One might could add the doctrinal discussions in I Corinthians, but again, nothing is said of frequency, only mistakes made during the practice of it. <BR/><BR/>I still think "whenever" is odd phraseology for a weekly observance. I think it a very permissive phraseology. However, I am willing to grant your point that it states nothing about frequency at all.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10422257306176024118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9387707.post-1155582948391544282006-08-14T14:15:00.000-05:002006-08-14T14:15:00.000-05:00Mr. Baggins,I agree with your point that the NT ne...Mr. Baggins,<BR/>I agree with your point that the NT never makes a connection, and thus, anyone who does it more than once cannot use that argument. However, since the NT makes no comment at all about frequency of the Supper, those who wish to celebrate it annually have a very good defense in citing Passover. I put that point in to defend the 'annual' position of taking the Supper. <BR/>As for the "whenever" arguement is not meant to exclude the meaning you talked about. The point is that "whenever" is a very open ended phrase. In the middle of a section speaking about worship and what happens when they gather together, "whenever" allows an 'occassional' reading. This is the defense used by such men as Herman Witsius, just so you do not think I made it up on my own.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10422257306176024118noreply@blogger.com