David Murray quotes these twelve reasons why public worship is better than private worship from a sermon by David Clarkson. This shouldn’t be read as a denigration of private devotional activity, but in an individualistic and sentimental age it is helpful to remember that salvation is a corporate experience with individual responsibilities, not an individual …

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Westminster Larger Catechism – Lord’s Day 43 Q & A 171 Q How are they that receive the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper to prepare themselves before they come unto it? A They that receive the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper are, before they come, to prepare themselves thereunto, by examining themselves of their being …

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Westminster Larger Catechism – Lord’s Day 42 Q & A 168 Q What is the Lord’s Supper? A The Lord’s Supper is a sacrament of the New Testament, wherein, by giving and receiving bread and wine according to the appointment of Jesus Christ, his death is showed forth; and they that worthily communicate feed upon …

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