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1 | Is baptism a sign of the New Covenant? | Luke 22:20 | Emmaus | 80351 | ||
Radioman: "This cup IS the new covenant in My blood." "We know what the Bible means by what it SAYS. Likewise, we know what it says by what it SAYS" So you would also agree that " this IS my blood of the covenant," Matt 26:28 ? Emmaus |
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2 | Is baptism a sign of the New Covenant? | Luke 22:20 | Radioman2 | 80367 | ||
Emmaus: I could not and would not disagree that the Bible says "this IS my blood of the covenant," Matt 26:28. However, my point was not that every verse in the Bible is to be interpreted literally. We know that the Bible often uses figurative language. As for the doctrine of transubstantiation, no, I do not agree with this teaching. My sincere thanks to you, Emmaus, for your careful, patient work in presenting the doctrines of your church, often in the face of much hostility. I would that everyone on this forum presented their beliefs with such clarity and courtesy as you consistently show. Grace and peace, Radioman2 |
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3 | Is baptism a sign of the New Covenant? | Luke 22:20 | Emmaus | 80374 | ||
Thanks Radioman, I am looking now at the broader picture of signs of the Covenants. I was't trying to get into the Real Presence issue, although the two are related. Emmaus |
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4 | Is baptism a sign of the New Covenant? | Luke 22:20 | Reformer Joe | 80376 | ||
The term "real presence" may be kind of broad to describe Roman Catholic beliefs about the Eucharist. Both Luther and Calvin rejected transubstantiation but held to the real presence of Christ in the Supper. --Joe! |
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5 | Is baptism a sign of the New Covenant? | Luke 22:20 | Emmaus | 80381 | ||
Joe "Real Presence" is a term I learned at my mother's very Catholic knee and I think it encompasses Catholic doctine. It is an omnipresent term in any Catholic publication about the Eucharist. In house, Transubstantiaion is not a controversial issue and Real Presence is the common terminology used. Transubstantiation is a refined definition of the broader term. Back to the broader issue of Covenant signs Old and New. Emmaus |
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6 | Is baptism a sign of the New Covenant? | Luke 22:20 | Reformer Joe | 80390 | ||
'"Real Presence" is a term I learned at my mother's very Catholic knee and I think it encompasses Catholic doctine.' Here is what I mean: Heidelberg Catechism: Question 79. Why then doth Christ call the bread "his body", and the cup "his blood", or "the new covenant in his blood"; and Paul the "communion of body and blood of Christ"? Answer: Christ speaks thus, not without great reason, namely, not only thereby to teach us, that as bread and wine support this temporal life, so his crucified body and shed blood are the true meat and drink, whereby our souls are fed to eternal life; but more especially by these visible signs and pledges to assure us, that we are as really partakers of his true body and blood by the operation of the Holy Ghost as we receive by the mouths of our bodies these holy signs in remembrance of him; and that all his sufferings and obedience are as certainly ours, as if we had in our own persons suffered and made satisfaction for our sins to God. Westminster Larger Catechism: Q. 170. How do they that worthily communicate in the Lord’s supper feed upon the body and blood of Christ therein? A. As the body and blood of Christ are not corporally or carnally present in, with, or under the bread and wine in the Lord’s supper, and yet are spiritually present to the faith of the receiver, no less truly and really than the elements themselves are to their outward senses; so they that worthily communicate in the sacrament of the Lord’s supper, do therein feed upon the body and blood of Christ, not after a corporal and carnal, but in a spiritual manner; yet truly and really, while by faith they receive and apply unto themselves Christ crucified, and all the benefits of his death. So I believe in the real presence as well. --Joe! |
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