[verga]

So when Jesus says "This is my body.... This is my blood..."; the simple explanation would be the best rather than the convoluted "Well you see it is actually a metaphor..."

If you are going to be consistent then you need to agree with the Catholic undertanding of that phrase.

[rzman21]

No Christian believed that Jesus was being metaphorical when he said “this is my body” “this is my blood” until after 1000 A.D.

And to this day, all Eastern Christians understand it as literal.

Evidently, Evangelicals know better than people like St. Ignatius of Antioch who learned his faith from the apostles themselves.

[DouglasKC]

So when Jesus says "This is my body.... This is my blood..."; the simple explanation would be the best rather than the convoluted "Well you see it is actually a metaphor..." If you are going to be consistent then you need to agree with the Catholic undertanding of that phrase.

If he was being literal then he was being very specific. THIS is my body. THIS is my blood. Meaning THAT bread and THAT wine that he was physically holding in his hand at THAT time.

He did NOT say "All future ceremonies where bread and wine are used are ALSO my blood and my body."

So literally, if you want to go that route, THAT was the only bread that was his body and the only wine that was his blood.

[rawcatslyentist]

>"So when Jesus says "This is my body.... This is my blood..."; the simple explanation would be the best "

Yes. The word was made FLESH and dwelt among us. Divine flesh. Shedding, flaking, being ripped torn slashed bruised and crucified to be spread with the water and wind to fill the earth.

Diffusion = the process by which molecules intermingle as a result of their kinetic energy of random motion.

How many molecules of Christ did you receive today?