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==Arguments for and against==

==Arguments for and against==

Advocates of Open Communion often contend that Scripture records several instances in which Christ shared meals with people who were not disciples of his, although his "Last Supper," upon which the Communion ordinance is based, involved only his closest followers, the Apostles.  

===Arguments for Open Communion===

*Scripture records several instances in which Christ shared meals with people who were not disciples of His.

*The Apostle's Paul's statement (I Corinthians 11:28) "[b]ut let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup" places the responsibility on the individual, not the congregation or its leaders, to determine whether one should or should not participate.

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Opponents of open communion cite the Apostle Paul's statement (I Corinthians 11:29) that "he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself" to say that unbelievers should not partake in the Lord's Supper.  In addition, they say, Jesus was careful to not initiate the Lord's Supper until Judas the unbeliever had left.

*The "Last Supper," upon which the Communion ordinance is based, involved only his closest followers, the Apostles. In addition, Jesus was careful to not initiate the Supper until Judas Iscariot (the unbeliever) had left.

*The Apostle Paul's statement (I Corinthians 11:29, immediately after v. 28) that "he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself" indicates that unbelievers should not partake in Communion.

==Churches which practice open communion==

==Churches which practice open communion==