The following "Question" was asked by a member of the congregation at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, and "Answered" by their pastor, John MacArthur Jr. It was transcribed from the tape, GC 1300, titled "Bible Questions and Answers."  A copy of the tape can be obtained by writing, Word of Grace, P.O. Box 4000, Panorama City, CA 91412 or by dialing toll free 1-800-55-GRACE.

Question

Is it Biblical to serve communion in your home?

Answer

It sure is. I really think it’s a great thing and I’m anxious, as our children grow older, to be able to share together with them a time of communion around our family circle together. Just to show you how it was begun in the home, Acts, chapter 2, says, “They, continuing daily with one accord in the temple and breaking bread from house to house.” One of the customs of the early church was to share in communion from house to house. It’s a beautiful thing. It belongs in the home, equally as it belongs here. If you were to share once a week in a communion in your own home, this could be a tremendous thing--to celebrate together as a family, the cross of the Lord Jesus Christ.

This praises God; this exalts the Savior; this brings the focus on the unity of the believers as we gather at the foot of the cross. Yes, certainly it belongs in the home. You don’t have to have official people serving it. It’s something every believer can do.

Another question that follows that, do you have to be a member of the church to take communion? Of course not. You just have to be a Christian and love the Lord Jesus Christ; there’s no requirement other than that.

Added to Bible Bulletin Board's "MacArthur’s Questions and Answers" by:

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