Your Sons and Daughters: Paedocommunion, the Gospel and the Church

Let the little children come. In this booklet, Peter J. Leithart argues why children should not be closed off from the new humanity constituted in Christ Jesus.

What Gospel Does the Meal at Your Church Preach?

The entry requirements for ritual meals in the church have not changed from the entry requirements established for Israel in the Old Covenant. Let the little children come.

The church is not a religious organization but the new humanity in Christ Jesus, the one new man. Through the Lord's Supper, this new human race matures. Let the little children come.

How can a child be in the body symbolized by the "one loaf" but not partake of that loaf? Let the little children come.

In this booklet, Peter J. Leithart argues the sacraments reflect the character of the church, particularly the gospel by which the church has been gathered and in whose power she lives.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Peter J. Leithart is President of the Theopolis Institute in Birmingham, Alabama, and Teacher at Trinity Presbyterian Church. He is author of a number of books, including Creator (IVP). He and his wife, Noel, have ten children and twenty grandchildren.