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To: boatbums; RnMomof7
Jesus himself teaches us that the Church is to observe the Supper ‘in remembrance of me’. The word remembrance is the Greek word which literally means a memorial. The Supper is no altar of sacrifice, but a table of remembrance, a place of spiritual communion with the Saviour by his Spirit.

Jesus didn't die on an altar anyway.

There was no altar at the Last Supper, they were reclining at the dinner table.

Altars are only for offering actual sacrifices. We don't offer the sacrifice of Jesus to god for our sins. He's not some thing we manipulate like that.

Jesus gave Himself up for our sins. He laid down His life on His own to take the punishment for our sins, dying in our place.

To treat Jesus as if He's some kind of animal to be brought to God by us to be slaughtered for our sins denigrates Him terribly. What an affront to God.

2,155 posted on 12/02/2011 8:22:17 PM PST by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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To: metmom

Very well stated...thanks!


2,207 posted on 12/03/2011 6:13:18 AM PST by 2nd amendment mama ( www.2asisters.org | Self defense is a basic human right!)
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