Yes they do. I was raised in a church before I converted to Catholicism that believed it was nothing but a memorial of the last supper, one we were enjoined to do, but not where Jesus is present in that special way that is the Catholic Eucharist.
A memorial. Where we felt linked, perhaps to a long history of Christians who did remember Jesus in the Lord's Supper as we thought of it. A resaying of the words. A return in mind, perhaps, to the crucifixion. But not a coming down of the real presence.
Yes they do. I was raised in a church before I converted to Catholicism that believed it was nothing but a memorial of the last supper, one we were enjoined to do, but not where Jesus is present in that special way that is the Catholic Eucharist.
A memorial. Where we felt linked, perhaps to a long history of Christians who did remember Jesus in the Lord's Supper as we thought of it. A resaying of the words. A return in mind, perhaps, to the crucifixion. But not a coming down of the real presence.
Most Protestant churches observe the Lord's Supper ... exactly as Jesus, Himself, observed it ...Luke 22:17 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
18 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.