Tim Keller on the Lord's Supper
1950 – 2023 · PRESBYTERIAN (PCA)
STANDARD SCHOLARLY ACCOUNTAFFIRMS°
Real but spiritual presence, received by faith
THE POSITION
Spiritual presence received by faith.
WHY THERE IS NO QUOTATIONNo quotations. The published work is in copyright, so these positions are paraphrased rather than reproduced.
SCRIPTURE
1 CORINTHIANS 10:16 · BSB
16 Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?
8 OTHERS HOLD THIS
AugustineCalvinJonathan EdwardsSecond London Baptist ConfessionJohn OwenR.C. SproulWesleyWestminster Confession
The elements become Christ's body and bloodAQUINAS
True bodily presence in, with, and under the elementsLUTHER · PHILIP MELANCHTHON
A memorial and sign; no presence in the elementsM. HEISER · JOHN MACARTHUR · ZWINGLI
Truly the body and blood, with no account of the modeBASIL THE GREAT · CHRYSOSTOM · IRENAEUS
See all 23 figures on the lord's supper →ABOUT THIS FIGURE
Founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian, New York. Known for apologetics addressed to urban skeptics and for a notably winsome register.
READ ACROSS 9 LOCI, NONE QUOTED
Everything Tim Keller holds →Cite this page
"Tim Keller on the Lord's Supper", Examined Doctrine, July 2026 edition, https://examineddoctrine.com/position/keller/lords-supper (archived at https://examineddoctrine.com/editions/2026-07/position/keller/lords-supper).