Whoso eats my flesh, and drinks my blood, has eternal life..is this OSAS?

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*Reply to Objection 1. As Augustine says, explaining John 6:54, “This food and this drink,” namely, of His flesh and blood: “He would have us understand the fellowship of His body and members, which is the Church in His predestinated, and called, and justified, and glorified, His holy and believing ones.” Hence, as he says in his Epistle to Boniface (Pseudo-Beda, in 1 Cor. 10:17): “No one should entertain the slightest doubt, that then every one of the faithful becomes a partaker of the body and blood of Christ, when in Baptism he is made a member of Christ’s body; nor is he deprived of his share in that body and chalice even though he depart from this world in the unity of Christ’s body, before he eats that bread and drinks of that chalice.”

Reply to Objection 2. The difference between corporeal and spiritual food lies in this, that the former is changed into the substance of the person nourished, and consequently it cannot avail for supporting life except it be partaken of; but spiritual food changes man into itself, according to that saying of Augustine (Confess. vii), that he heard the voice of Christ as it were saying to him: “Nor shalt thou change Me into thyself, as food of thy flesh, but thou shalt be changed into Me.” But one can be changed into Christ, and be incorporated in Him by mental desire, even without receiving this sacrament. And consequently the comparison does not hold.

Reply to Objection 3. Baptism is the sacrament of Christ’s death and Passion, according as a man is born anew in Christ in virtue of His Passion; but the Eucharist is the sacrament of Christ’s Passion according as a man is made perfect in union with Christ Who suffered. Hence, as Baptism is called the sacrament of Faith, which is the foundation of the spiritual life, so the Eucharist is termed the sacrament of Charity, which is “the bond of perfection” (Colossians 3:14). *

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malachi_a_serva:
Yet, if one accepts the prior statment as symbolic, the “has eternal lfe” not only makes sense, but is absolutely 100% true…
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No it doesn’t. If you are not able to receive Holy Communion due to being in the state of mortal sin then you do not have life in you. No one in the state of mortal sin is allowed to receive Holy Communion therefore the Catholic understanding does make perfect sense.

Secondly, if your interpretation is the correct one then why is it that it did not appear until the 16’th century? Entire Christianity was deceived by the very Apostles who taught otherwise? The evidence is overwhelmingly in favor of the Catholic interpretation.

History shows that Christians were put to death for holding a blasphemous ritual in which they changed bread and wine into flesh and blood and were considered cannibals for doing such. This was in the first century.

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Showing the verb tense, good. However that being said, the present tense verb is followed by an “eternal” reward. For instance if Jesus said, "If you “eat” you have eternal health…only than to find out your eternal health can be taken away and you become sick…would make Jesus’ statement incorrect or a lie. Because even thought you ate (present tense “eat”) you would not have “eternal” anything. That would make his statement incorrect.
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I guess I’m not following. The Bible is grammatically consistent:
John 6:54 “Whoso eats my flesh, and drinks my blood, has eternal life;…”

Eats, drinks, has…all present tense.

Oh, I see now. Your point is based on a revision. You just revised the bible. Jesus didn’t say you will have “health” as you just said. He said “you will have eternal life”, i.e. salvation.

I’ve found that the bible is consistent, until one starts rewriting it.
 
This is a very interesting discussion, and many well versed responses.
I must say I agree with those who say we cannot take this small portion of scripture on its own and prove or disprove a longstanding teaching.
The Roman archives do indeed have references to the “wierd Christians who EAT their God”.

One thing this conversation brought to mind is that there is absolutely no contradiction in Jesus’ words, as long as one understands that He is talking about faithful followers partaking of the Eucharist.
St Paul states this fairly clearly when he says (paraphrase) “he who eats this bread and drinks this cup unworthily are guilty of the body and blood of our Lord”.
As a faithful Catholic, who strives to be loyal and partakes in the Sacraments we can be assured of salvation, we can also lose it by free will,
The Eucharistic table is the true sacrifice, sealing the covenant Christ established, following the Jewish tradition of sacrifice and covenant.
No inconsistencies, just truth.
 
Appreciate the question and the answers above …and made me too think how it would be difficult for the non catholics to accept the teaching !

This came to mind - the verse -‘The Church is the pillar and foundation of truth’ and how that has helped beleivers through the centuries with 'child like ’ faith from trust , that is augmented by Eucharistic miracles of even modern times when persones live on The Body and Blood - didn’t want to add 'alone '. since that would speak of my ‘liitle faith’.

Now , inJohn6, verse47, The Lord says ’ who ever beleive in me has everlasting life’ - that all important ingrediant of faith ! It would seem everything else hangs on that - if even once , we receive The Body and blood , with that total , total faith - I am receving The Risen Lord of the universe . who have forgiven everything … of Infinite Love and Power and Holiness…wouldn’t you think, the memory of that even one time , ( if that is all the person had chance for !) would be enough.to fill that person with gratitude, joy , praise , wanting to continue to do His will, to be trusting of all His teachings…
Yet many of us , may be most of us are of little faith …some are like even Judas who too received The Body and blood , - in ? bitterness, disbelief, anger …and we know what happened …even like the cosequences of taking on ‘false oath’ , so the word ‘you’ in that passage is also probably of much importance as St. Paul warns us and probably also explain why those outside of The Church find the ‘believe’ part very difficult .

May God Bless us all and The Bl. Mother intercede for us, to ‘increase our faith’!
 
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