Is the Mass Biblical?

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YAQUBOS:
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Well, I didn’t find anything about how someone can be WORTHY to come to the Eucharist WITHOUT the Sacrifice of the Cross.

In Love,
Yaqubos†
Eucharist is the re-presentation of the sacrifice of the Cross.
 
Peace be with you!

Sarah Jane said:
“Make certain, therefore, that you all observe one common Eucharist; for there is but one Body of our Lord Jesus Christ, and but one cup of union with his Blood, and one single altar of sacrifice—even as there is also but one bishop, with his clergy and my own fellow servitors, the deacons. This will ensure that all your doings are in full accord with the will of God” (St. Ignatius of Antioch, Letter to the Philadelphians 4 [A.D. 110]).

“God speaks by the mouth of Malachi, one of the twelve [minor prophets], as I said before, about the sacrifices at that time presented by you: ‘I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord, and I will not accept your sacrifices at your hands; for from the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, my name has been glorified among the Gentiles, and in every place incense is offered to my name, and a pure offering, for my name is great among the Gentiles . . . [Mal. 1:10–11]. He then speaks of those Gentiles, namely us [Christians] who in every place offer sacrifices to him, that is, the bread of the Eucharist and also the cup of the Eucharist” (St. Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho the Jew 41 [A.D. 155]).

“He took from among creation that which is bread, and gave thanks, saying, ‘This is my body.’ The cup likewise, which is from among the creation to which we belong, he confessed to be his blood. He taught the new sacrifice of the new covenant, of which Malachi, one of the twelve [minor] prophets, had signified beforehand: ‘You do not do my will, says the Lord Almighty, and I will not accept a sacrifice at your hands. For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name is glorified among the Gentiles, and in every place incense is offered to my name, and a pure sacrifice; for great is my name among the Gentiles, says the Lord Almighty’ [Mal. 1:10–11]. By these words he makes it plain that the former people will cease to make offerings to God; but that in every place sacrifice will be offered to him, and indeed, a pure one, for his name is glorified among the Gentiles” (St. Irenaeus, Against Heresies 4:17:5 [A.D. 189]).

“By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ** once for all**.” ( Hebrews 10:10 )

“Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.
But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup.” ( 1 Corinthians 11:27-28 )

"So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves.” ( John 6:53 )

I will be judged according to the Word of God, and not according to the words of humans who are meditating ABOUT the Word of God.

We see clearly that all those fathers are studying passages of the Scripture to tell you whatever they are telling you.

When God talks, all have to listen!!!

“Listen, O heavens, and hear, O earth;
For the LORD speaks” ( Isaiah 1:2 )

“But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed!
As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!” ( Galatians 1:8-9 )

In Love,
Yaqubos†
 
Peace be with you!

redeemed1 said:
266. Q. How is the Mass the same sacrifice as that of the

Cross?
A. The Mass is the same sacrifice
as that of the Cross because the
**offering and the priest are the same-Christ our Blessed Lord; and the ends for **
**which the sacrifice of the Mass is offered are the same as those of the **
sacrifice of the Cross.

268.
Q. Is there any difference between the sacrifice of
the Cross and the sacrifice of the Mass?

****A. ****Yes; the manner in which the sacrifice is offered is different. On the Cross Christ really shed His blood and was really slain; in the Mass there
is no real shedding of blood nor real death, because Christ can die no more; but the sacrifice of the Mass, through the separate consecration of the bread
and the wine, represents His death on the Cross.

catholic.net/teaching_the_faith/template_article.phtml?channel_id=14&article_id=768

According to this it isn’t the same.

So the difference is just in the manner, and not in the ENDS for which the Sacrifice is offered.

Well, is that Sacrifice offered to give the dead sinner life? Is it offered to give the pagan LIFE?

In Love,
Yaqubos†
 
Peace be with you!
Sarah Jane:
Eucharist is the re-presentation of the sacrifice of the Cross.
May I ask you a question? Are you still trying to prove that the Mass is the SAME Sacrifice as that of the Cross?

In Love,
Yaqubos†
 
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YAQUBOS:
If a human idea is contradicting the clear teaching of the Scripture, how can you accept it?

In Love,
Yaqubos†
It only contradicts your personal human idea concerning a clear teaching of scripture which you cannot accept, even as we cannot accept yours. You have no assurance that you personal interpretation is the correct one yet we can show that we are in line with what the early church fathers believed and practiced. Your choice to reject them is your burden…not ours.

In Love,
C.M.
 
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YAQUBOS:
Peace be with you!

May I ask you a question? Are you still trying to prove that the Mass is the SAME Sacrifice as that of the Cross?

In Love,
Yaqubos†
That’s because it is, it does not go against the bible at all and as early as the first century there are writings that show the early Christians believed the mass is a sacrifice. How is offering the same thing going against the once and for all? Offering something new would, but Catholics don’t do that.
 
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YAQUBOS:
Well, is that Sacrifice offered to give the dead sinner life? Is it offered to give the pagan LIFE?
It is offered for the Christian, not pagan, so that the Christian’s washing from sin may end and that the Christian will be in Heaven. Catholics do not believe that they are a pile of dung covered with snow. They believe that they are a diamond covered with a pile of dung and God scrubs all the dung off to make the diamond shine again. Catholics offer masses so that the cleaning will end soon.
 
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YAQUBOS:
Peace be with you!

May I ask you a question? Are you still trying to prove that the Mass is the SAME Sacrifice as that of the Cross?

In Love,
Yaqubos†
It IS the SAME: not multiple Sacrifices. THAT same Sacrifice – because Christ is the same, “yesterday, today, and forever.”

One of the differences between a Catholic and Protestant view seems to be that Protestants hold a more linear view of time. The concept that the eternity of God extends in all directions doesn’t factor into Protestant thought – at least in my experience on these forums.
 
YAQUBOS, you did not answer the question, what is the word of God, who the hell knows, and that is the plain answer according to your reasoning. Has God directed us to ensure we understand and can accurately interpret the written scriptures. If the answer is yes, then please tell me who has accurately taught scriptural truth, say from 100ad to the the present. If you cannot say who that is then tell me how you can know when God kept changing horses during the race from one religeos group to another, please tell me how you authoritavely know when those changes occurred and with who.
Do you not understand, that the ONLY WAY FOR US TO KNOW THE TRUTH IS IF GOD HAS INFALLIABLY ENSURED IT, THAT IS THE ONLY OPTION. The only thing to decide is WHO did God guide to esnure infalliable truth.

YAQUBOS, don’t dance around the question, where is your faith in Gods love for us that he would ensure that everyone from the time of Christs death to the present and into the future would have the opportunity of learning the true interpretation of Gods scripture.

In Christ

Tim
 
Nowhere in the entire bible is “priesthood” not associated with sacrifice. Jesus interceeds for us to the Father perpetually. His priesthood is perpetual, His intercession is perpetual. All legitimate priesthood comes from Christ. Priests act as a stand in for Christ during Mass, and offer a sacrifice to the Father, which must be eaten as forshadowed in the Judaic/Hebrew Toda Sacrifice.

Jesus offers Himself perpetually in the Temple of heaven before the Father, not a one time event. His sacrifice on the cross was historically a one time event, but to say the ordained priests are not an extension of His Priesthood, and to say His Priesthood is a one time event, and His perpetual intercession to the Father just occurs once, is a lie.

Jesus links His very Body and Blood, in the form of bread and wine, with His Incarnation. (see John 6) To deny He is the Lamb of God, which must be eaten, which He repeated over and over and over again, is to deny the Incarnation itself, the doctrine of the anti-Christ. See 1 John 4, 2 John 1
The Mass is the joining of heaven and earth. It requires supernatural faith to receive, not by understanding with the faith of the flesh.

kepha1
 
Those who follow shallow arrogant anti-Catholic web sites to argue on a Catholic discussion board suffer from pharisaical vanity and are indisposed to the truth.
 
*Do this in remembrance of me. *
Touto poiete eis tan emain anamnesin.

Luke 22:19 And he took bread, and when he had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”;

Remembrance is used in the context of a sacrifice made present in perpetuity, not a sentimental custom. “offer this as my memorial sacrifice” is what He means. The sacrifice is the memorial or reminder. Not the reminder by itself.

Heb. 13:15 - “sacrifice of praise” or “toda” refers to the thanksgiving offerings of Lev. 7:12-15; 22:29-30

The Todah Sacrifice (c) Copyright Martin K. Barrack 1999. All rights reserved.

The ancient Jews had a special ritual meal called the Todah (Hebrew: thanks). The Todah sacrificed an animal, but it was greater than other animal sacrifices because it added the suffering of one’s own life.
Our Father in heaven was slowly preparing His covenant children for the move from animal sacrifices to the Final Sacrifice. (Ps 40:6,8) “Burnt offering and sin offering Thou hast not required. … I delight to do Thy will, O my God; Thy law is within my heart.”

Again, David wrote, (Ps 51:17) “The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit.” And again, (Ps 69:30) “I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify Him with thanksgiving. This will please the Lord more than an ox or a bull with horns and hoofs.”

Isaiah spoke the words of God, (Is 1:11) “I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams.” God called instead for a baptism: (Is 1:16) “Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your doings from My eyes; cease to do evil, learn to do good.”

The ancient rabbis believed that when the Messiah would come all sacrifices except the Todah would cease, but the Todah would continue for all eternity. In 70 AD the Temple fell to earth and all of the bloody animal sacrifices stopped.
Only the Todah remains, the eucharistia, the Final Sacrifice at which the last words spoken are Todah l’Adonai, “Thanks be to God.”

http://www.ourgardenofcarmel.org/marty.html

What are the last words spoken at Mass?

"Thanks be to God."

YAQUBOS, Please explain to me how any Protestant communion service is more biblical than the Mass.
See also scripturecatholic.com/revelation_and_the_mass.html



kepha1
 
Peace be with you!
Church Militant:
It only contradicts your personal human idea concerning a clear teaching of scripture which you cannot accept, even as we cannot accept yours. You have no assurance that you personal interpretation is the correct one yet we can show that we are in line with what the early church fathers believed and practiced. Your choice to reject them is your burden…not ours.

In Love,
C.M.
In each doctrine, you accept the interpretation of SOME fathers, because they didn’t always agree in everything.

As for me, I prefer to see the interpretation of God in His Word.

The Word is clear for those who have eyes to see.

In Love,
Yaqubos†
 
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YAQUBOS:
As for me, I prefer to see the interpretation of God in His Word.

The Word is clear for those who have eyes to see.
How convenient, if not quite self-serving, that you have such eyes, whereas the rest of us much content ourselves by trusting in the authority of the Church that Christ Jesus established.

– Mark L. Chance.
 
Peace be with you!
Luke1:48:
That’s because it is, it does not go against the bible at all and as early as the first century there are writings that show the early Christians believed the mass is a sacrifice. How is offering the same thing going against the once and for all? Offering something new would, but Catholics don’t do that.
That’s what I understood long ago… and I was trying to understand what it means to come to that ONE SACRIFICE in a WORTHY manner. Because the apostle Paul says that we must not eat the bread and drink the cup in an unworthy manner…

Answer this question about worthy manner, and we’ll see if it does not go against the Bible…

In Love,
Yaqubos†
 
Peace be with you!
Luke1:48:
It is offered for the Christian, not pagan, so that the Christian’s washing from sin may end and that the Christian will be in Heaven. Catholics do not believe that they are a pile of dung covered with snow. They believe that they are a diamond covered with a pile of dung and God scrubs all the dung off to make the diamond shine again. Catholics offer masses so that the cleaning will end soon.
Dear diamond, I conclude that the ONE Sacrifice of Jesus Christ is not offered for the pagans. Right?

In Love,
Yaqubos†
 
Peace be with you!
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mercygate:
It IS the SAME: not multiple Sacrifices. THAT same Sacrifice – because Christ is the same, “yesterday, today, and forever.”

One of the differences between a Catholic and Protestant view seems to be that Protestants hold a more linear view of time. The concept that the eternity of God extends in all directions doesn’t factor into Protestant thought – at least in my experience on these forums.
BEAUTIFUL!

Believe me: I UNDERSTOOD what you want to say.

But why don’t you explain a little how you can come to that SAME Sacrifice in a WORTHY manner?

In Love,
Yaqubos†
 
Peace be with you!
Tim Hayes:
who has accurately taught scriptural truth, say from 100ad to the the present.
God. Read the Scripture, and you will see how He interprets His Scripture.
Tim Hayes:
Do you not understand, that the ONLY WAY FOR US TO KNOW THE TRUTH IS IF GOD HAS INFALLIABLY ENSURED IT, THAT IS THE ONLY OPTION. The only thing to decide is WHO did God guide to esnure infalliable truth.
That’s why God gave you His Word. His Word is INFALLIBLE.

In Love,
Yaqubos†
 
Peace be with you!
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kepha1:
YAQUBOS, Please explain to me how any Protestant communion service is more biblical than the Mass.
You must ask a Protestant.

As for me, I believe that all churches’ Communion is biblical as long as you don’t forget that the Sacrifice was offered ONCE FOR ALL on the Cross. So if I eat the Bread and drink the Cup in any church AFTER having LIFE by that ONCE FOR ALL Sacrifice, then no problem.

In Love,
Yaqubos†
 
Peace be with you!
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mlchance:
How convenient, if not quite self-serving, that you have such eyes, whereas the rest of us much content ourselves by trusting in the authority of the Church that Christ Jesus established.

– Mark L. Chance.
How convenient to SUPPOSE that I have such eyes, while I just believe what God says:

“But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know.” ( 1 John 2:20 )

“We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ This is the true God and eternal life.” ( 1 John 5:19-20 )

You don’t have to continue in your uncertain thoughts. You can KNOW Him TODAY. He is the Truth.

In Love,
Yaqubos†
 
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