The Lord's Supper: What Is Required of Them Who Come (Sadler's Church Teacher's Manual)

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The Lord's Supper: What Is Required of Them Who Come (Sadler's Church Teacher's Manual)

The Lord's Supper: What Is Required of Them Who Come is Section LIX of The Church Teacher's Manual of Christian Instruction, Michael Ferrebee Sadler's 1872 expansion of the Church Catechism in question-and-answer form.[1]

Summary

The final numbered section explains the required preparation for Holy Communion. Sadler emphasizes self-examination, repentance, faith, charity, and reconciliation before receiving.

Sadler's Text

Sadler's catechetical treatment of this topic is anchored in the statement, "Yes: in the word "Self-examination.""[2] He further explains the section by saying, "Upon three. Our repentance, our faith, and our love, or charity."[3]

Theological Themes

  • Preparation for Communion
  • Self-examination
  • Repentance and faith
  • Charity and reconciliation

Scripture References

The following references are representative biblical texts used or implied in this section of Sadler's catechetical exposition:

  • 1 Corinthians 11:27-29
  • 1 Corinthians 11:28
  • Matthew 5:23-24
  • 1 Corinthians 5:7-8

Anglican Context

This section belongs to Sadler's sacramental exposition of the Church Catechism. It is connected with the Prayer Book rites of Baptism and Holy Communion, and with the Anglican distinction between outward sign and inward grace. Sadler's treatment reflects nineteenth-century Church of England catechesis and should be read as a historical Anglican source alongside current provincial formularies and catechetical resources.

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Sadler, section LIX in Michael Ferrebee Sadler, The Church Teacher's Manual of Christian Instruction: Being the Church Catechism Expanded and Explained in Question and Answer, 3rd ed. (London: Bell & Daldy, 1872), digitized by the Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/churchteachersma00sadlrich.
  2. ↑ Michael Ferrebee Sadler, The Church Teacher's Manual of Christian Instruction (London: George Bell and Sons, 1872), p. 331.
  3. ↑ Michael Ferrebee Sadler, The Church Teacher's Manual of Christian Instruction (London: George Bell and Sons, 1872), p. 331.
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