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.
“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.”
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Please explain, how is Our Lord’s suffering, agonizing, loss
of almost, maybe all, every drop of His blood on the Cross become a “REMEMBRANCE” of His horrible death by a person consuming a piece of bread and a sip of wine or eating a cracker and a sip of grape juice?
Doesn’t fit. “REMEMBRANCE” is misinterpreted.
When Our Lord said “remembrance” He was instructing the
Apostles, the first priests to do as He had just done,
confect the Holy Eucharist. They and their successors have
for 2000 years!
Non-Catholic Christians accept Jesus is the Passover Lamb in the New Covenant but reject or do not recall what followed? They CONSUMED the sacrificed Passover Lamb.
Jesus’ presence in the consecrated bread and wine are the
same, and now, a rather lame objection. Who can figure it?
Protestants, why would you care? You reject the Real Presence. Jesus states in prophecy, you cannot mature spiritually without the most Holy Eucharist.
To repeat, for the life of your soul, accept what God shows
you, Catholics too, during the Great Warning.
The most Holy Eucharist is God Himself. You won’t get waylaid during the Great Tribulation if you come to believe in Our Lord’s presence in the Eucharist.