Concord Matters – You Can’t Earn Your Appetizer

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Continue the conversation about what Lutherans *don’t* believe about the Lord’s Supper. Are we able to earn the Supper? Why does closed communion matter? Is there a loving way to tell someone they can’t receive the sacrament?

Rev. Tyrel Bramwell, pastor of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Ferndale, California, joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss the Epitome of the Formula of Concord, Article VII: The Holy Supper of Christ, Negative Statements (paragraphs 37-42).

Feature image: The Rev. Christopher Esget, LCMS sixth vice-president and pastor of Immanuel Evangelical-Lutheran Church, Alexandria, Va., consecrates the elements during the Lord’s Supper on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, in Arlington, Va. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford

Pull out your Book of Concord and join a lively discussion of the Lutheran Confessions. Each week, host Rev. Sean Smith and a roundtable groups of guests take an in-depth look at passages from parts of the Book of Concord so you can have a deeper understanding of your Lutheran faith.

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