It’s a Violation to Refuse Communion

by Letters Editor · April 18, 2017

Patricia Kissane, Kleinmond – With reference to Brian Gouveia’s letter “Remarriage rule hypocritical” (February 8), surely the logic expressed then means that Jesus himself was being hypocritical when he dealt with the woman at the well?

We are to show mercy just as it was freely given to us. The Lord’s gifts are not ours to keep, they are to enable us to bless others.

How many married couples show an outward appearance to the Church yet behind closed doors are monsters? Why are they then allowed to receive Communion but the person struggling with a sin that is visible to the Church may not?

If one is so perfect in following the Lord’s way, then surely their need to drink or eat of the body of Christ is not as great as one who needs to “do this in memory of me”.

God is more than capable of being a judge and does not ever say in his word that he is recruiting judges after Christ was on earth. He gave us his Spirit to convict us.

I think it is a gross violation to exclude anybody from Communion, because God looks at the heart. He does not look at the image you project to the world. Why would anyone want to deny a fellow believer this precious gift of Communion?

Intolerance is also a sin and yet our precious Father shows us tolerance even when we have not shown it to others.

Let us, as the Body of Christ, try to imitate Christ’s actions and not be like the Pharisees.