The Eucharist (Here we go again)

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When Jesus said, take and eat this is my body and this is my blood, he was giving us an order of what to do. Although there are more logical ways of looking at this such as it was symbolic, it does not take away that Jesus himself is giving us an order to eat his body and drink his blood. It is by faith that we do this. Paul later affirms the true presence of Christ in the eucharist by the following passage…

“Wherefore, whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of Christ”, (I Corinthians 11:29). And “For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body” (I Corinthians 11:29).
 
Hi, Jeremy.

You ask, “1. Christ was present when he broke the bread with His disciples. He was still fully human at this time. How could he have given His own flesh while he was still fully human?”

Christ’s comprehension of reality at that point was un-bound by the limitations of time. Simple.
 
Hi, Jeremy.

You say, “2. Christ said many things symbolically and metaphorically. Why is this literal?”

Christ’s words on the Real Presence in the same gospel, John’s gospel, where He says, “I am the door” and “I am the vine” are a different kind of discussion. Read it carefully – don’t just think of a seemingly-douind argument which conforms to your internal predisposition. Read all of John 6:30-65. The point of the discussion, in effect, is, “Is He speaking a metaphor? Or is this absurdly real?”

Jesus’ answer was clear: This is absurdly real.
 
Hi All.

No need to convince me anymore 🙂 I have my answer.

Thanks, again, for all your efforts!
 
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It has been objected, since the earliest days, that Christians are cannibals. This would not be possible unless the Church had correctly understood Christ as truly giving us His Body.
Further, while I do not believe we are guilty of cannibalism, it is quite interesting that there are two requirements for it to be ethical to consume the flesh of another human person:

1 The person to be eaten must first die

2 The consumption of the other person’s flesh must be absolutely indispensable to one’s survival.
Condition 1 is fulfilled in John 19:30. Condition 2 is fulfilled in John 6:53. God does everything for a reason, nor does He waste words nor effort. Therefore, this otherwise amazing coincidence can only be explained by the correct understanding that the Eucharist is truly His Body and Blood (just like He said).

Finally, John 6:53 is the only verse in all of Scripture that tells us what we must do to have Life IN us! This would be irrational on God’s part if the Eucharist were not truly His Body and Blood.

(6:53) Then Jesus said to them: Amen, amen I say unto you: Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you.

(19:30) Jesus therefore, when he had taken the vinegar, said: It is consummated. And bowing his head, he gave up the ghost.
 
davidv said:
Here are few my thoughts that haven’t been addressed yet.

He is also fully divine, was he not? As He demonstrated many times, He commanded nature, illness, demons and even death. Why not the material essence of the bread and wine?

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I think that if you want “proof” you will not find it. Acceptance of the mysteries of God and His Church require faith.
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As far as “proof” is concerned, I don’t think Protestants never accepted what Jesus said. Maybe they will accept Satan’s testimony.

I usually share this link with my Protestant friends and it really helps them a lot with their view on the Holy Eucharist. The link shows that even Satan confirmed that Jesus is real in the Blessed Eucharist.

See this link it may help a lot:👍
olrl.org/stories/exorcism.shtml
 
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