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title: "Question 175: What is the duty of Christians, after they have received the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper? | Westminster Larger Catechism"
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# Question 175: What is the duty of Christians, after they have received the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper? | Westminster Larger Catechism

The duty of Christians, after they have received the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper, is seriously to consider how they have behaved themselves therein, and with what success; if they find quickening and comfort, to bless God for it, beg the continuance of it, watch against relapses, fulfill their vows, and encourage themselves to a frequent attendance on that ordinance: but if they find no present benefit, more exactly to review their preparation to, and carriage at, the Sacrament; in both which, if they can approve themselves to God and their own consciences, they are to wait for the fruit of it in due time: but, if they see that they have failed in either, they are to be humbled, and to attend upon it afterward with more care and diligence.

Scripture proofs: Ps. 28:7; Ps. 85:8; 1 Cor. 11:17, 30-31; 2 Chron. 30:21-23, 25-26; Acts 2:42, 46-47; Ps. 36:10; Song of Sol. 3:4; 1 Chron. 29:18; 1 Cor. 10:3-5, 12; Ps. 50:14; 1 Cor. 11:25-26; Acts 2:42, 46; Song of Sol. 5:1-6; Eccl. 5:1-6; Ps. 73:1-2; Ps. 42:5, 8; Ps. 43:3-5; 2 Chron. 30:18-19; Isa. 1:16, 18; 2 Cor. 7:11; 1 Chron. 15:12-14.

Original source: [2026 RPCNA Constitution](https://ctkrp.org/assets/rpcna-constitution-2026.pdf#page=152)

## Related reading

- [A Sample Worship Service](https://ctkrp.org/worship/order-of-worship/)
- [Westminster Confession of Faith · Chapter 29: Of the Lord’s Supper](https://ctkrp.org/confession/chapter-29-lords-supper/)
- [Westminster Shorter Catechism · Question 96: What is the Lord’s Supper?](https://ctkrp.org/shorter-catechism/question-96-what-is-the-lords-supper/)
- [Westminster Larger Catechism · Question 168: What is the Lord’s Supper?](https://ctkrp.org/larger-catechism/question-168-what-is-the-lords-supper/)
- [Question 174](https://ctkrp.org/larger-catechism/question-174-what-is-required-of-them-that-receive-the-sacrament/)
- [Question 176](https://ctkrp.org/larger-catechism/question-176-wherein-do-the-sacraments-of-baptism-and-the-lords/)

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