Your thought processes amaze me...you point out those lines and live by them.
On the other hand, when Christ Himself says "Take and eat of this, THIS IS MY BODY, take and drink of this, THIS IS MY BLOOD WHICH WILL BE SHED FOR YOU" you say oh well, that's not what He meant.
I'd like to pick and choose the Biblical passages that I agree with too....and those I mentioned wouldn't even make the list.
Obviously I meant that those I mentioned could never make a list of those I disagreed with......
getting very late.
He called the cup the fruit of the vine.
How can it be blood then?
So are you telling us He sinned and made His disciples sin by making them drink blood under the old covenant?
No need for that; just AGREE what your holy fathers (ther's that word again!) have taught.
#7 is just above this.
Feel free to ignore it as you have #6, #5, #4, #3, #2, and #1.