Direct Answer
Kyle calls for both things at once. A church keeps the table for those who hold the faith, and it refuses to break communion over small disputes. He does not give a full procedure, but the early church examples offer a starting point.
Support from the Message
- Kyle says the final breaking point in many divisions is that groups can no longer take communion with each other. - He also faults churches that allow anyone to partake. - He describes those at the heavenly table as people baptized into the kingdom of God who have put on Christ and live in accordance with Jesus and the apostles' doctrines. - Ignatius urges one Eucharist, and Kyle says we should turn our hearts to have our Lord in common. - Irenaeus kept fellowship with churches that differed over Easter.
Discussion Follow-up
Where is your church more likely to err, by dividing too quickly or by guarding too little? What would a better balance look like in practice?