EBOOK Children at the Lord's Table?: Assessing the Case for Paedocommunion - EBOOK (Venema)

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Venema, Cornelis P.

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9781601782021

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Reformation Heritage Books

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200

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MOBI and EPUB

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A growing trend among Reformed churches is the practice of admitting young children to the Lord’s Supper. In Children at the Lord’s Table?, Cornelis P. Venema provides an insightful analysis of the theoretical arguments used by advocates of this recent trend. After clarifying terms and explaining arguments often made in favor of paedocommunion, he considers the history of the church’s confessions, teaching, and practice regarding the proper recipients of the Lord’s Supper.

Presenting a historical, exegetical, and systematic treatment of the subject, Venema demonstrates the validity and value of having covenant children partake of first communion subsequent to their personal profession of faith. This is an invaluable resource for every pastor within the Reformed tradition.

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Table of Contents:

Introducing the Question
Paedocommunion in Church History
Paedocommunion and the Reformed Confessions
The Old Testament Evidence Regarding the Participation of Children in Covenant Observances
The New Testament Evidence Regarding Paedocommunion
A Key Passage: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
Concluding Observations and Evaluation

Appendix: Covenant Theology and Baptism

Endorsement

"Dr. Venema has done a great service for the Reformed churches in presenting a clear, compelling, biblical case for our historic practice regarding admission to the Lord’s Table. For about thirty-five years now, proponents of paedocommunion have been producing papers, articles, and monographs stating their historical and exegetical case(s) for paedocommunion. They have argued that to be consistent with our covenant theology we need to practice infant or young child communion.

In this carefully and charitably articulated book, Venema shows why their arguments are not persuasive, and counters with historical, confessional, and exegetical support for what has been the official public theology and practice of the Protestant churches from their inception." -J. Ligon Duncan III Senior Minister of First Presbyterian, Jackson, Mississippi