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A Baptist Distinctives Conference
Β·      Several years back there was a Baptist Distinctives Conference held at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. During the question-and-answer time, Dr. Paige Patterson was asked about local church communion. His answer was very helpful. Below is the exchange:

      Patterson: "π‘Šβ„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘β„Ž π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘Ž π‘šπ‘’π‘šπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘“?"

      Student: "π‘Šπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘€π‘œπ‘œπ‘‘ π΅π‘Žπ‘π‘‘π‘–π‘ π‘‘ πΆβ„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘β„Ž"

      Patterson: "𝐼𝑓 𝐼 π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ π‘Šπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘€π‘œπ‘œπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘œπ‘“π‘“π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘šπ‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘–π‘œπ‘› 𝐼 π‘€π‘œπ‘›'𝑑 π‘‘π‘Žπ‘˜π‘’ 𝑖𝑑. π‘π‘œπ‘‘ π‘π‘’π‘π‘Žπ‘’π‘ π‘’ 𝐼 π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘˜ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘ π‘Žπ‘£π‘’π‘‘. π‘π‘œπ‘‘ π‘π‘’π‘π‘Žπ‘’π‘ π‘’ 𝐼 π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘˜ π‘Šπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘€π‘œπ‘œπ‘‘ 𝑖𝑠 π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘Ž 𝑁𝑒𝑀 π‘‡π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ πΆβ„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘β„Ž 𝑏𝑒𝑑 π‘π‘’π‘π‘Žπ‘’π‘ π‘’ 𝐼 π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒 π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘π‘™π‘’ 𝑖𝑠 π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘β„Ž 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 π‘€π‘Žπ‘  π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘‘ π‘œπ‘’π‘‘. . . π‘π‘œπ‘π‘œπ‘‘π‘¦'𝑠 π‘›π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’ π‘€π‘Žπ‘  π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘ π‘’π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘  π‘ π‘’π‘β„Ž, 𝑏𝑒𝑑 π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦ π‘€π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘π‘–π‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘› π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ πΏπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘'𝑠 π‘‘π‘Žπ‘π‘™π‘’ π‘π‘’π‘π‘Žπ‘’π‘ π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦ π‘€π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘“π‘’π‘™π‘™π‘œπ‘€π‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘ π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘β„Ž. π‘π‘œπ‘€ π‘›π‘œπ‘π‘œπ‘‘π‘¦ 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒'𝑠 π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘β„Ž π‘π‘Žπ‘› π‘˜π‘›π‘œπ‘€ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘šπ‘’. 𝑂𝑓 π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘’ 𝐼 π‘€π‘œπ‘›'𝑑 𝑏𝑒 π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘“π‘’π‘™π‘™π‘œπ‘€π‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘¦π‘€π‘Žπ‘¦, 𝑏𝑒𝑑 π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘šπ‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘. . . 𝐡𝑒𝑑 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’'𝑠 π‘›π‘œ π‘€π‘Žπ‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ π‘˜π‘›π‘œπ‘€ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘. π‘†π‘œ, 𝐼 π‘Žπ‘š π‘Ž π‘π‘™π‘œπ‘ π‘’π‘‘ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘–π‘ π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘”π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘."

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[From J.H. Spencer Society Facebook, Spring, 2026; scanned and formatted by Jim Duvall. Founded in 2008, the J.H. Spencer Historical Society mainly preserves and promotes Kentucky Baptist History.]

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