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Stuart DiNenno said:
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speratus said:
The words of institution should be repeated because Christ says, "This do."

But neither He nor any of the apostles ever said, "This repeat." They never said that Paul's words from 1 Corinthians 11 were to be stated as "words of institution" over the Lord's Supper. You might think that it is a good idea to do so, but you cannot bind others to do so.

I am bound by scripture. "This do" is not merely a good idea but the command of our Lord.

When Luther reformed the Roman communion liturgy, he eliminated all introductory words and prayers lest anyone would think that Christ was present due to human mediation rather than according to the sure promises of scripture. But he restored the words of institution which the Papists had removed, "the devil has in a masterly manner stolen from us the chief thing in the Mass and put it to silence." Luther actually followed the regulatory principle closer than Zwingli or Calvin who added their own introductory words and prayers.

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What is your definition of a minister, as you are using it in this sentence?

1 Cor. 4:1