I will add that it should be obvious that taking the Bible literally means that it is taken so when written, but not such as when metaphor is used, so that we neither believe that water has turned into blood even though David regarded it as such, (2Sam. 23:15-17, ) or that the Promised Land was “a land that eateth up the inhabitants,” or that “the people of the land...are bread for us” (Num. 13:32; 14:9), or thart Jeremiah did not literally eat God’s words when he said, “thy words were found. and I ate them,” (Jer. 15:16), nor Ezekiel (Ezek. 3:1) or John. (Rev. 10:8-9)
Those who insist on this kind of literalism have eaten the fruit of lies. (Prv. 10:13)
But what the basic literal hermeneutic of SS does require is that of taking historical accounts as literal events, but which officially sanctioned Roman Catholic scholarship denies, right in her own Bible: http://www.peacebyjesus.net/Ancients_on_Scripture.html#Remarks
you can lead a anti catholic ‘elitest’ to water, but you cant make him drink...
history, the bible and the early church and fathers speak out clearly and loudly against the protestant view, those who go against that history...will be the big losers in the end.
Paul wrote to the Corinthians: “The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?” (1 Cor. 10:16).
Paul also said, “Therefore whoever eats the bread and drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily will have to answer for the body and blood of the Lord. . . . For any one who eats and drinks without discerning the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself” (1 Cor. 11:27, 29).
“To answer for the body and blood” of someone meant to be guilty of a crime as serious as homicide. How could eating mere bread and wine “unworthily” be so serious? Paul’s comment makes sense only if the bread and wine became the real body and blood of Christ.
I followed the link in your post #5 and skimmed over the arguments made against the Catholic understanding of the Eucharist.
It sure takes a lot of wrangling of verses and words to explain away the plain words of Jesus and the early Christians writers.