Bible Christians say they ONLY follow the word of God in the Bible (unlike CAtholics they say), yet Jesus commanded us to EAT HIS BODY and DRINK HIS BLOOD, yet they don’t do this.....yet they INSIST they follow Jesus’s words.....WHY?
If you disagree with that statement -- or have some idea that the fellowship of non-Catholics is somehow inferior or incomplete...
You should likely stop reading here....
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Furthermore - according to Scripture, all Christians remain likewise indwelt by the Holy Spirit having received justification through faith in the propitiation of Jesus Christ, and the promises of the New Covenant purchAsed ONCE FOR ALL... in his own blood.
All of his true followers... the converted disciples of all generations have a similar inheritance in Christ and the reconciled Kingdom of God...
As for the Bread and the Cup....
We had a wonderful and intimate communion at our fellowship this Lord's Day morning...
And I trust you were also blessed in worship this day?
HOWEVER (Speaking for myself and not for others):
As a general viewpoint ....
We do not purport to agree with the several prominent and/or longstanding extra-Biblical doctrines and practices that Roman Catholic tradition has embraced over the years:
(1) Co-worshipping or praying through Mary... placing her in equality with God in any way or form...
(2) Praying to/through the saints, when the Scriptures tell us we have through Christ open, free and unrestricted access to God in worship, prayer, and fellowship in the Holy Spirit...
(3) Holding conventions and conferences that publish results of those gatherings that somehow becomes more than church doctrine or law: being given equal weight and authority alongside the canon of Biblical Scripture....
(4) Reverence/homage to religious icons and stygmata...
(5) Doctrine of purgatory
(6) Doctrine of penance required for forgiveness of sins/restoration of fellowship
(7) The papal bull -- a fatwa??
(8) The selling of indulgences -- that people of means may "pay" through extraordinary and church-solicited "charity" to have their sins induled( those committed or contemplated - pronounced "forgiven" -- sometimes in advance!)
Stuff like that... makes up the bulk of our traditional differences...
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At some point we have to search out and discuss those matters of faith and fulfillment that we DO agree upon...
Again just my humble POV....
Have a great week...
Because He said to do it in remembrance of Him and that’s just what we do.
"Bible Christians say they ONLY follow the word of God in the Bible (unlike CAtholics they say), yet Jesus commanded us to EAT HIS BODY and DRINK HIS BLOOD, yet they don’t do this.....yet they INSIST they follow Jesus’s words.....WHY?"
For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the [same] night in which he was betrayed took bread:
And when he had given thanks, he brake [it], and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
After the same manner also [he took] the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink [it], in remembrance of me.
1st Corinthians 11:23-25