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Communion, Free (Or Open)

is, a term used in opposition to Close Communion, to denote the admission of all believers to the Lord's table. (See COMMUNION).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Communion, Free (or Open)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/communion-free-or-open.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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