How is communion the body and blood of Christ? That's just one of the questions we'll be

answering on today's edition of Core Christianity. Hi, this is Bill Meyer, along with Pastor

Adriel Sanchez. This is the radio program where we answer your questions about the Bible and the Christian life every day. We'd love to hear from you. Our phone lines are open right now, and you can call us for the next 25 minutes or so. Here's the number. Jot this down, 833-3-the-core. That's 1-833-843-2673. Now, you can also post your question on one of our social media sites.

In fact, you can watch Adriel on YouTube every day at 1130 a.m. Pacific Time and send him a question

through our YouTube channel. And you're always welcome to email us. Here's our email address.

It's Questions at CoreChristianity.com.

First up today, let's go to Susan, calling in from New York.

Susan, what's your question for, Adrial?

Hi, Pastor Sanchez and Bill.

Thank you so much for your ministry.

I'm new to the reform faith and really appreciate your kind and biblical answers to questions.

I'm currently applying for membership at a church, and the church requires that you're a member to partake in the Lord's Supper.

I have no issue with that. I appreciate that, but a friend of mine who is visiting, she has issues about

needing to be a member. It's not just of that church, it's of any, like, evangelical church

so that you're accountable. So I'd like to get your opinion on that. Thank you.

Hey, Susan, thank you so much for your encouragement, and I'm glad to hear that you're getting plugged into a church.

And I think that that practice actually is good.

Now, it seemed like you clarified that.

It's not just that you have to be a member of that particular church, but if someone

is going to come to the Lord's table, they ought to be a member in good standing of a church. We're called to be a part

of the body of Christ and ordinarily as Christians were called to seek out true churches. Churches

were the Word of God is faithfully proclaimed. And so that, you know, that practice, I would say,

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