{"product_id":"closed-communion-admission-to-the-lords-supper-in-biblical-lutheran-perspective-9780758658586","title":"Closed Communion? Admission to the Lord's Supper in Biblical Lutheran Perspective","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Matthew C. Harrison\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Concordia Publishing House\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Concordia Publishing House\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Christian Theology - Systematic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe faithful practice of closed Communion is challenged in our day both culturally and ecclesiastically. As Western culture careens down a path of individualism and autonomy, the privatization of faith leads many to regard participation in the Sacrament as a matter of personal entitlement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the issue of admission to the Lord's Supper is neither a matter of personal entitlement nor based on notions of being a welcoming and affirming church. Rather, it entails questions regarding both the nature of the Sacrament and of the character of the Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essays brought together in Closed Communion? Admission to the Lord's Supper in Biblical Lutheran Perspective are both old and new. Taken together, they bear testimony to a common Lutheran conviction and serve to assist both pastors and laity in understanding the biblical and confessional basis for closed Communion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Concordia Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47889995169943,"sku":"9780758658586","price":5796.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780758658586.webp?v=1781178463","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/closed-communion-admission-to-the-lords-supper-in-biblical-lutheran-perspective-9780758658586","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}