Consubstantiation vs. Transubstantiation

[hn160]

What one really believes in what happens in the Holy Eucharist depends on their belief in the Person of Christ. Catholics, Lutherans, Orthodox and some others believe in the Personal Union of God and man and as God, Christ’s Body can be everywhere at the same time at all altars. Lutherans don’t use any terms, we say it is a mystery. Catholics use transubstantiation, I personally don’t have a hangup on this term. Calvinist on the other hand believe that Christ is limited, that His Body is confined to Heaven.

 

[O.S.Luke]

Thomism and Aristotelianism are less-than-adequate disciplines to talk about mysterion. Take a lesson from the Easterners… let the mystery be a mystery. It’s the Body and Blood of Christ. Period. And enough said.

 

[Newsy]

Thomism and Aristotelianism are less-than-adequate disciplines to talk about mysterion. Take a lesson from the Easterners… let the mystery be a mystery. It’s the Body and Blood of Christ. Period. And enough said.

“Theology is simply the part of religion that requires brains” -G.K. Chesterton

There is a number of people who want to explore and debate ideas of faith to draw closer to God. By study and reason some come to know God better, others see the mystery as an essential part of the experience. I tend to fall into the former and adhere to Chesterton’s idea. Either way, discussing the mystery of the Eucharist does not diminish the Mystery of God. We will never, as fallen creatures, comprehend God fully until we meet Him face to face.

I like your signature, but I thought “protestant” referred to one protesting, like a person entering is an entrant.