Church Question

[unbeaten]

Possibly a dumb question? My parents never took us to church, so Im new to this. I am church going alone! lol As a divorcee, am I allowed to take communion? I was baptized, but baptized catholic, i never did the confermation classes or communion. Am i allowed to do this? I feel so werid sitting in church while everyone else does.

[Ovedya]

I suppose it depends on whether you are attending the Roman Church or not.

If you are Catholic it makes a difference. If you are attending a Protestant church, all that you need do is believe into Christ, then you may take the Lord's Table (Communion) freely. There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

[Born Again]

Any saved Christian is allowed to take communion, but I do want to ask- is this a Catholic church you'll be going to?

[unbeaten]

Yes its catholic. I was told I was not allowed (not by the church) for two reasons. Becasue i am a divorced catholic and because i never had first communion or confirmation classes

[Khristeeanos]

I am going to agree with the other posts here.

If you are planning on attending a Roman Catholic church, then you must follow the rules and regulations set up by the RCC.

If you attend a Protestant church, they may or may not let you partake depending on what they believe.

I attend a non-denominational (Restoration Movement: Christian) church where we partake of communion each week and all believers are invited to partake of the emblems as they pass by.

[Born Again]

No man-made doctrine should deny you the right to take part in the Lord's Supper- it shouldn't matter if you're divorced or not. If you feel strongly about participating in communion, then maybe you should find a denomination that is accepting of all people. Just pray about the situation and follow the Holy Spirit's lead. IMHO

[ted]

Unbeaten, firstly, welcome to Worthy!

I hope you will be Blessed.

Let's look at a few verses from I Corinthians 11:23-29. Here we see the meaning and the order of the Lord's Supper, or , if you prefer, Communion.

First, we have to understand why we do it in the first place. Verse 26 says "For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come"

From this, we are to do it in remembrance of what Jesus did for us on the Cross. What it doesn't do is show us how often, but when we do, we are remembering His work for us.(vs 25)

Now, to answer your question, I hope this helps:

Verse 28 tells us to examine ourselves before we eat of the bread or drink of the cup. We are to look inside of ourselves and confess any hidden sin that may be a hindrance to our walk. We are to take our sins to God, confess them and then we are in alignment with taking the Lord's supper.

If you have examined yourself, and confessed your sins, then you may feel free to eat of the bread and drink of the cup. If the leadership in that church adds to that, they are not in line with Scripture.

I hope this helps and please, if anyone notices where I am wrong or misunderstood, let me know.

Thanks,

t.

[Born2BFree]

The act of taking communion is a public identification: It is a statement that you identify with the blood and body of Jesus Christ. You BECOME (are conformed into His image and nature) him as you partake in the life of Christ.. This means that as the Christian lives a holy life in Christ his/her flesh (humanity) 'becomes' (is transformed into) the Word of God. I John 1 In the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word WAS God. .... The word was made flesh and dwelt among us (Jesus) and we beheld him.... the only begotten of the Father ... full of grace and truth." The act of taking communion is an ordinance presented by Jesus himself, along with foot washing, as required of all Christians. One must repent of sins BEFORE taking communion to avoid committing sacrilege.

[Leonard]

Unbeaten; from the Roman perspective, you ought not to take communion there.