Figuratively, yes. We believe He was being literally true when He said "This is my body." All that you have been able to offer to refute that is that he sometimes made statement that were only figuratively true. That is not a logical argument!
What is there besides your Church's tradition (i.e. Scritpurally) to indicate without a doubt that he was being "literally true" regarding "This is my body."?
"All that you have been able to offer to refute that is that he sometimes made statement that were only figuratively true. That is not a logical argument!"
On the contrary, I have given scriptural evidence that Jesus sometimes rather simple, clear statements were communicating spiritual truths -just as I contend regarding "This is my body".
Furthermore, I have shown Scriptural evidence that Christ's likening himself to "bread" is to be understood as a Spiritual likeness. The Scriptures inform us that many Jews were mistaken when they took Christ literally.
In other words, Scripture has established for us the idea that Christ's body is for our Spiritual nourishment -not our Physical nourishment.
In the end, it is Scriptural evidence rather than a philosophical rational evidence that I have presented. I could not care less about a purely "logical" argument. I want Scriptural evidence.
You, on the other hand, have only given me, "I believe Christ was telling the truth". You gave no scriptural support for your conclusion.
And when I showed you that Jesus makes the same claim about "truthfullness" in informing us that he is a "door", you changed your argument to "I believe he was being literally true." -as if Jesus was not being "literally true" when he "truly" informed us that he was a "door".
Could you tell us what the difference between someone being "literally true" and someone being "figuratively true"?
Jean