Trade Paperback
249 Pages, 6 x 9 x 0 IN
September 1, 2006
Intervarsity Press
0830827862
9780830827862
From the Publisher
Winner of a Christianity Today 2005 Book Award!Baptism. The Lord''s
Supper. We recognize these church practices. But do we really grasp
their meaning and place in Christian worship? Is our neglect of
them hindering our communion with Christ? Are we missing the real
drama of our salvation?Often the object of debate, the sacraments
are likewise neglected and superficially understood. Leonard Vander
Zee makes a compelling case that these problems can be overcome
when we see the connection between Baptism and the Lord''s Supper
and the continuing ministry of Jesus Christ, the incarnate Word of
God. Founding his discussion in biblical teaching reaching back to
the creation narrative and forward to the teaching of Jesus and the
apostle Paul, Vander Zee sees the Christ-centered celebration of
these sacraments as essential to the renewal of the church. A
reappropriation of Baptism and the Eucharist, especially in the
evangelical church, holds great promise for healing the rift
between the natural and the spiritual, the personal and social, the
head and the heart, and between the body of believers and our Lord
Jesus Christ who died for us and now lives to make intercessions
for us. In Christ, Baptism and the Lord''s Supper,Vander Zee not
only opens up a Christ-centered approach to the sacraments but also
provides guidance on the practical matters that face pastors and
parishioners in the pursuit of a renewed and authentic Christian
worship.