Lord's Supper (Open or Closed) : That Ain't in the Bible - Episode 10

First Baptist Church Big Spring Podcast · May 21, 2026 · 45m

In this episode of That Ain’t In the Bible, Jonathan and Brandon step carefully—very carefully—into one of the most discussed traditions in church life: who should participate in the Lord’s Supper?Should communion be open, closed, or somewhere in between? What do different churches and traditions believe, and more importantly, what does Scripture actually teach?Along the way, the guys discuss why many Baptists prefer the term “The Lord’s Supper” over other terms, and why they do not believe “sacrament” is the best way to describe it. They unpack the difference between an ordinance and a…