Open Communion (Classic Reprint): Shown to Be Unscriptural and Deleterious: Shown to Be Unscriptural and Deleterious (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

John L. Waller

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1331611830 ISBN 13: 9781331611837

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Open Communion is a pointed, historical critique of how "open" or universal communion trends threaten Scriptural baptism and church membership. This edition argues that concession and non-essentials in these practices undermine the integrity of the Lord’s Supper and the pattern of church fellowship. It surveys denominational shifts, calls for steadfast adherence to baptism as a prerequisite for communion, and warns of a broader move toward a universal church at the expense of truth.

- See how the author links non‑essential concession to loss of doctrinal clarity and church discipline.
- Learn arguments for why immersion believers should be the only ones invited to the Lord’s Table.
- Explore historical examples and responses from Baptists and other groups on the topic of communion.
- Understand the stakes the author attributes to restricting or broadening the practice within Protestant churches.

Ideal for readers of 19th‑century religious polemics, Baptist history, and debates over baptism and the Lord’s Supper.

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Excerpt from Open Communion: Shown to Be Unscriptural and Deleterious

The world has all along been disposed to quarrel with the severe simplicity of Jesus and his institutions. To the Jews he was as a root springing out of dry ground, without form or comeliness. There was no beauty in him that they should desire him. Men love pomp and show and circumstance, even in religion. Nay, they would rather endure the greatest torture, perform distant and dangerous pilgrimages, inflict upon themselves any pennames, and make any sacrifices, under the delusion that thus they can propitiate the favor of Heaven, than to be saved on the terms of the gospel, which are easy and light.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1331611830
• ISBN 13: 9781331611837
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 169