Beyond Ordinance: Pentecostals and a Sacramental Understanding of the Lord’s Supper
Most Pentecostal churches define the Lord’s Supper as an ordinance, and they practice it mainly as a cognitive act of remembrance. This article argues that this ordinance/memorialist position is inconsistent with Pentecostal belief and practice in other areas and that a more sacramental understandin...
| Published in: | Journal of pentecostal theology |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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| In: |
Journal of pentecostal theology
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| IxTheo Classification: | KDG Free church NBN Ecclesiology NBP Sacramentology; sacraments |
| Further subjects: | B
Pentecostal Theology
Lord’s Supper
ordinance
sacrament
glossolalia
pneumatology
eschatology
ecclesiology
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | Most Pentecostal churches define the Lord’s Supper as an ordinance, and they practice it mainly as a cognitive act of remembrance. This article argues that this ordinance/memorialist position is inconsistent with Pentecostal belief and practice in other areas and that a more sacramental understanding of the Lord’s Supper would provide an opportunity for an intensification and revival of other Pentecostals core beliefs, particularly in the areas of pneumatology, eschatology, and ecclesiology. Despite a problematic and inconsistent history with sacramental thought, this study shows that Pentecostals inherently hold a sacramental worldview in their most distinctive belief of glossolalia, which provides a launching point for all other sacramental discussions in Pentecostal theology. The conclusion emerges that a more sacramental understanding of the Lord’s Supper within Pentecostalism will provide a unique opportunity to promote, extend, and at times revive core Pentecostal beliefs and values and reinvigorate Spirit-centered worship in Pentecostal churches. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5251 |
| Contains: | In: Journal of pentecostal theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/17455251-02602006 |