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Categories: FALSE WORSHIP, LORD'S SUPPER, WORSHIPI'm a new christian, but there is so much that I do not understand; one of the things that I need to know is: when I was in the Baptist church, I learned to take communion every first Sunday. Now, I'm in a different church, and there is no communion… just once a year washing of the feet as Mary did for Jesus, so when I heard that one of the ministries on TV was giving communion last week, I also took part while at home. Was I wrong, or should I only do feet washing? Thank you for taking the time to answer.Sincerely,
Clean Toes
Dear Clean Toes,
The church should take communion every Sunday. In fact, the subject is so clear that it is an evident sign that a congregation isn’t biblically sound if they don’t take it every Sunday. In Acts 20:7, we see that the church, including the apostle Paul, gathered on the first day of the week to take the Lord’s Supper. We are told to follow the example of the apostles (1 Cor 11:1). In the New Testament, the church took the Lord’s Supper on Sunday, and we should, too.
On a separate but related note, we never see feet washing as a part of the worship service of the church. Though there are examples of feet washing in the Bible, none of those examples are a part of congregational worship. The church you are attending is failing to take communion when the Bible says to, and it is adding feet washing as worship when the Bible never teaches that… God warns against adding or subtracting from His Word (Rev 22:18-19).
