I believe the Bible is authorative. What do you believe "This is My Body" means? Does it it mean the the bread IS the Body of Christ, or do you believe it means it 'represents' the Body of Christ? If you believe the Bible is authorative, you must believe the bread IS the Body of Christ.
Ok--that is not in dispute.
What do you believe "This is My Body" means? Does it it mean the the bread IS the Body of Christ, or do you believe it means it 'represents' the Body of Christ?
I believe it represents the body of Christ.
When Christ said it, He had not yet been sacrificed. He still had a mortal body. Thus that body could not be in two places at the same time.
If you believe the Bible is authorative, you must believe the bread IS the Body of Christ.
So--you do not believe in poetic license? You do not believe that the language sometimes used in Scripture is allegorical or symbolic?
You believe, then, that every parable is a true story, rather than a lesson being taught? You believe there really are physical dragons that try to snatch little babies as they are being born?