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1 | must we eat Jesus literally? | John 6:53 | Reformer Joe | 22738 | ||
Jesus is speaking symbolically. Christians are not carnivores. There are several different ways of looking at it in the Protestant tradition. Some see it as just a "picture" or a "memorial" like they see baptism as a picture of something else. This is the view of most "low church" (non-liturgical) Protestants. Lutherans do not hold to transubstantiation (the Catholic view that the bread and wine actually become the body and blood of Christ), but rather hold to something called "consubstantiation." According to CARM (http://www.carm.org), this is "an inclusion of one substance in another where the body and blood of Christ co-exist in the elements of the Supper...The body and blood of Christ are "in, with, and under" the elements...The transformation is effected by the Word of God and not by a priest." My Reformed tradition holds that it is more than simply a symbol of something else, but that it is a means of grace, whereby our faith is "nourished by Christ," so to speak. Therefore, communion for the believer actually DOES something, but there is no change in nature of the elements themselves, nor is the body of Christ physically present. --Joe! |
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2 | must we eat Jesus literally? | John 6:53 | Sir Pent | 22745 | ||
Clarification ................................... Dear Joe, This last post of yours was excellent. It accurately presented the nuances of several different protestant groups beliefs regarding communion. I just want to point out that I think you meant the word "cannibal" (eaters of humans, which Christians are not) instead of "carnivore" (eaters of meat, which many Christians are). |
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3 | must we eat Jesus literally? | John 6:53 | Reformer Joe | 22772 | ||
You are correct...that's what I get for posting with students hanging out in my classroom! I most definitely am an carnivore... --Joe! |
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