A Restoration View Of The Lord’s Supper

Churches that make up the Restoration movement share a desire to be called Christians only, with no further label and no exclusive doctrines. Therefore, a church of the Restoration movement will call itself Christian or a church of Christ in the generic sense, not the sectarian sense. The Restoration plea is to restore the unity and practice of New Testament Christianity. Restoration churches have pursued differing options in how to carry out that plea, but all of the churches share a common heritage in the Restoration movement. Furthermore, they also share a common view of the Lord's Supper. Restoration churches look to uphold the ordinances of Christ, but have little regard for the ordinances of the later church. They seek direct command or apostolic precedent for church polity and practice. Hence, their practice of the Lord's Supper is generally an attempt to emulate the first-generation church's practice. The following is a summary of the theological position of the Restoration m…