Us? Exactly who, besides yourself, do you speak for? As far as I know you are a denomination of one. That might make for a convenient communion, but nothing else.
Every church outside the Catholic church that I’ve been in, and it covers a WIDE range of denominations, celebrates communion with both the bread and the cup.
Unless you can provide evidence that there are other denominations which prohibited its members from partaking of the cup like the Catholic church did.
And how about answering the questions?
Why did the Catholic church remove the cup, and under whose authority, in direct disobedience to the commands of Jesus Himself?
And I’m sure that the others pinged here can confirm that when they take communion, they partake of BOTH elements, both the bread AND cup, jsut as Jesus commanded.
Metmom speaks for me, too. That is how EVERY church I have attended does it - other than the Catholic one, which is her point, isn't it?
I think it is a very good point she made that it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul; Jesus instituted the bread AND the wine for a remembrance of His flesh and blood; and leaving OUT the wine in the Lord's Supper Communion observance certainly IS suspect. I'll bet it plays into the reason why Catholicism teaches the Eucharist must be taken immediately (if possible) after confession is made so that the soul can again attain a "state of grace". It is the blood of Christ, Scripture says, that cleanses us from all sin. The early church certainly included both. So much for the "unchanging" faith.
In that case she would have been speaking of all of us who are part of the body of Christ, those of us who have been “called out” and part of the “congregation” or “assembly” in various places around the world. Since there is no word in the New Testament that means “church” and no where did Christ or the apostles establish a ruling authority on earth for the universal body of believers those of us who confidently rely on the words of scripture and testified to by the Holy Spirit are “one in Christ”.
Result of an unteachable spirit.
you are a denomination of one. That might make for a convenient communion, but nothing else.
What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for metmom, who can be against her? Romans 8:31 He will never leave her, nor forsake her.
When she stands for the Lord she is in the majority because standing with her is the Infinite Almighty and His myriad of hosts.
2 Kings 6:16 "Don't be afraid," the prophet answered. "Those who are with us are more than those who are with them."
2 Kings 6:17 Then Elisha prayed, Lord, I pray You, open his eyes that he may see. And the Lord opened the young man’s eyes, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.