### 82. Q. Should those be admitted to the Lord’s Supper who show by what they profess and how they live that they are unbelieving and ungodly?

**A**. No, that would dishonor God’s covenant and bring down God’s wrath upon the entire congregation.<sup>1</sup> Therefore, according to the instruction of Christ and his apostles, the Christian church is duty-bound to exclude such people, by the official use of the keys of the kingdom, until they reform their lives.

<sup>1</sup> [1 Cor. 11:17-32](/get-passage/1+Corinthians+11:17-32); [Ps. 50:14-16](/get-passage/Psalms+50:14-16); [Isa. 1:11-17](/get-passage/Isaiah+1:11-17)