The Tulip Driven Life

The following is a post I made in a discussion group online:  Thanks for all the feedback/discussion yesterday concerning paedocommunion. I'm more decidedly non-paedocommunion now than before, but also more informed of the paedocommunion position. I think most who embrace PC in the Reformed camp want to affirm that the baby/very young child does in fact have faith. If that is the case, then to me this is not really "paedocommunion" as I have been understanding it, but credo-communion coupled with a particularly unique interpretation ( I would argue erroneous) of I Cor. 11 and an insistence that the OT feasts/Passover, etc., always or at least often required all the children and even the babies (or perhaps all children once weaned) to partake. Since the Lord's Supper is a fulfillment of these things in Christ, a pretty straight line is drawn to say that all weaned covenant children may, and most PC's seem to argue stridently that they must/ought, partake of the bre

 The following are some comments I made in a Facebook group on the subject of when covenant children should be permitted to partake of the elements/bread and wine of the Lord's Supper. In general, I think some in the Reformed camp have strayed much too far in the direction of only admitting those who are adults or nearly adults, turning communion (inadvertently, I hope) into a badge of honor for those who are considered very sanctified and have stood the test of time in the faith, so as to avoid any possible judgment from God for partaking in an unworthy manner (I Cor. 11:27-32). On the other hand, and likely in response to this error, others I believe have erred on the other side, allowing for paedo-communion, those who are not just young covenant children but covenant babies, ages two and under or so, to partake. This is unbiblical because they cannot yet partake of the bread and the wine "in remembrance of Me/Christ" as required, and which is of the essence of Communio