Baptism is not something that we should practice daily, as baptism should only occur once in our lives. Under normal circumstances, there is nothing wrong with a body of believers partaking of the Lord’s Supper as frequently as possible. Many churches observe the Lord’s Supper every Sunday. However, in this time of uncertainty over the coronavirus and most church gatherings not taking place because of trying to adhere to medical guidelines about social distancing in order to curb the spread of the virus. How can we practice these sacraments, which, by their nature, are communal practices? In the short term, we cannot, and we pray fervently that the virus will be eventually eradicated. Meanwhile, we can meditate upon the profound mystery of our union with Christ. We can continue to share the gospel and timely words of encouragement through various social media platforms and good old-fashioned phone calls. And then someday hopefully soon, we will be able to join together as the Lord’s body and carry out the joyful participation of those means of grace yet again.
McGrath, Alister E. Reformation Thought: An Introduction. 3rd edition. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 2009
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