Lord’s Supper

Yeast, fermentation, excluded from offerings on the altar (Leviticus 2:11)

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“No present which ye bring near to Jehovah is made {chametz/chometz} fermented, for with any {seor} leaven or any honey ye perfume no fire-offering to Jehovah” (Leviticus 2:11, Young’s Literal Translation). (Sometimes chametz may be permitted — specifically when in bread לֶחֶם lechem (bread) — only when the leavened bread is for less important purposes […]

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יַיִן Fact check: where does Old Testament say any wine required at Passover? (yayin in Hebrew)

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R. C. Sproul Sr. made a very questionable claim: “…everybody knows that the Old Testament feast of the Passover, that Jesus celebrated in the upper room, called for the use of real wine – by Devine sanction.” (R. C. Sproul, The Wedding Feast, sermon at St Andrew’s Chapel, Sanford, Florida, 9 Jun. 2002.) But this

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Basil Wilberforce – Anglican Canon fought evils of alcohol

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Canon Basil Wilberforce (1841-1916) “Basil Wilberforce was born in Winchester in 1841, the son of Samuel Wilberforce, the famous Church of England bishop and anti-Darwinian. Queen Victoria was one of Basil’s godparents. He trained for a career in the church and in 1871 became rector of St Mary’s Church in Southampton. While in Southampton he

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The advantages of unfermented grape juice for the Lord’s Supper

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See also: Bible says be sober again and again. Caution with the vague term ‘wine’ in communion service A minister today needs caution when using unfermented grape juice and simply calling it ‘wine’ during a communion service. Participants may become confused, unless it is specifically stated that it is not the fermented type. They may

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