The failure to fence the table reflects a modern tendency to treat the sacrament as a communal meal rather than a holy covenant, ignoring the biblical mandate for self-examination and discernment.

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The Hard Saying: Clinging to Christ in a Mixed Multitude

The sermon offers a robust theological exposition of [John 6](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+6&version=KJV), effectively contrasting genuine discipleship with nominal Christianity and highlighting the sovereignty of God in salvation. However, the homiletical execution is compromised by a critical failure to fence the Lord's Supper, which undermines the sacred boundaries of the sacrament and requires immediate pastoral correction.

Biblical Parallel (Archetype): Pergamum — The sermon exhibits homiletical compromise through the failure to fence the Lord's Supper, a critical ecclesiastical boundary that leaves the sacred table unguarded. While the Gospel Framework is intact, the omission of biblical table fencing constitutes a significant error that disqualifies the sermon from Path A, mapping to the Pergamum archetype of compromised boundaries.

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