Why do the vast majority of Christian churches, including Reformed churches, require those coming to the Lord’s Table to first be baptized? Nowhere in the Bible does it specifically say that “Those who receive the Lord’s Supper must be baptized first,” nor do any of the great Reformed confessions of faith say something similar.
This baptismal prerequisite for partaking of the Lord’s Supper is thoroughly biblical and for that reason has been the consistent practice of the church since its earliest days.
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Cameron Shaffer
Cameron Shaffer (PhD candidate, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) is the Senior Pastor of Langhorne Presbyterian Church in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, author of Keeping Kids Christian, and serves on the Board of Directors for the World Reformed Fellowship.
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