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Question 8

Kyle says that a memorial-only view can turn communion into a search of your whole life that offers examination but lacks the gift of God's grace. How would seeing the meal as grace and power to overcome sin change the way a Christian thinks about struggle, obedience, and assurance?

Another way to ask: Kyle says that seeing communion as only a memorial can turn it into a hard look at your life with no grace in it. How would seeing it as grace and power change how you think about struggle, obedience, and assurance?

Direct Answer

Kyle teaches that self-examination should lead us to receive grace, because the meal itself is the power God gives to overcome our struggles. He does not discuss assurance directly, so that part is for the group.

Support from the Message

- In one memorial pattern, communion is taken less often and becomes a strict examination of your whole life since the last communion. - Kyle says this often brings out extreme emotions about struggles and doubts. - He agrees that we are called to examine ourselves before communion. - In the third way, he says, communion is the grace we have and the power God gives us to overcome those struggles. - He adds that the memorial pattern offers examining but lacks the gift of God's grace.

Discussion Follow-up

Have you ever left communion feeling only guilt? How would it change your obedience to come to the table expecting help from God?

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