Your comment: “May the Holy Spirit infiltrate the minds of those that resist.”
Yes. I agree and hope that the protestors listen to the words of Jesus and really believe in Jesus, instead of their continued insistence that they know better. They give excuses as to why one should not eat and drink the Body and Blood of Jesus, but do not dispute the clear and strong statement of Jesus.
Jesus said, “Unless you eat my flesh and drink my blood you have no life within you” (John 6:53).
At the Last Supper he took bread and wine and said, “Take and eat. This is my body . . . This is my blood which will be shed for you” (Mark 14:22–24). In this way Jesus instituted the sacrament of the Eucharist, the sacrificial meal Catholics consume at each Mass.
I take the words of Jesus very seriously and I hope others will do likewise. I have an open mind and I have no reason to change my opinion or my faith about the Real presence in the Eucharist based on the comments from those that do not fully accept or believe Jesus.
May God help all on their faith journey.
17 He received a cup, and when he had given thanks, he said, "Take this, and share it among yourselves, 18 for I tell you, I will not drink at all again from the fruit of the vine, until the Kingdom of God comes." 19 He took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and gave to them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in memory of me." 20 Likewise, he took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you. 21 But behold, the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table.
So say lots of Catholics.
Do you take these words just as seriously?
Do you get hungry or thirsty? John 6:35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst
No mention of eating here and yet Jesus promises eternal life to those who believe.
John 6:40 For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”
John 6:47 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life.
If Catholics are going to demand literal physical eating, then consistency demands literally never physically dying.
John 6:50-51 This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
John 6:58 This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread the fathers ate, and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.”
Matthew 4:4 But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
When are Catholics going to stop calling their priests *Father*? After all, Jesus said to call no man *father*.
Or do they not take that seriously after all?
Matthew 23: 8-10 But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brothers. And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Christ.
Of course your do. That's why you are heard here bleating like a sheep all the time right? Because Jesus said "my sheep will hear my voice". And of course you don't get hungry or thirsty ever because of course in the same discourse that He said eat my flesh He also said you would never hunger or thirst right? And you will never die either right? Yet Catholics claim Jesus broke the very laws He was sent to keep perfectly. They claim He sinned by eating blood. He said He was bread but they claim they are eating flesh. He conquered the cross and rose again but Catholics have Him still hanging on the cross. He's sitting in triumph at the right hand of the Father but Catholics have Him still being the victim and being crucified daily. Now they have a marxist as their "vicar of Christ" instead of the Holy Spirit which Christ promised to send.
Your comment: “May the Holy Spirit infiltrate the minds of those that resist.”Stopping your projecting in mid misdirection.Yes. I agree and hope that the protestors listen to the words of Jesus...
Yes, the Catholics started the protesting about a 1000 yrs ago, when they broke away from the Christians because those following the words of Jesus were so orthodox they would not follow false leaders (popes) and the man made doctrines emanating from Rome.
The protesting is still going on by those blinded by false doctrine that they are required to believe.
Catholicism continues to try to convince Christians that they know better than the words of Jesus.
I take the words of Jesus very seriously and I hope others will do likewise.
Twisting them into Catholic talking points shows a lack of in depth of studying the scriptures with the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
...those that do not fully accept or believe Jesus
More projection, and quite ironic.
[This from a guy that thinks that a "Consecrated Eucharist host" can be soiled.
If the host really contained Jesus, to call it "soiled" is high blaspheme.]
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?--Matthew 7:3Now here is a "pearl" for you:
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.--Romans 10:9Just pray to Jesus calling on the Holy Spirit and confess like in the Romans verse above and you will be saved.
That is the first step.