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To: Jvette
It is in the letter(apology) written by St. Justin Martyr regarding the celebration of the Eucharist by Christians in the second century. An apologist, St. Justin, wrote of the belief in the true presence of Christ and describes in detail what the Mass is and why only those who believe are permitted to receive.

As my response shows, the "Where do you see that?" remark was in rgards to your assertion that "Some of it was reserved and taken to those who were not present."

And the context is the Scriptural passages, not what a CF wrote, which is not what is determinative of doctrine.

240 posted on 03/15/2013 10:43:19 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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To: daniel1212

In my post I said that the early Church held the belief in the real presence. I consider St. Justin Martyr to be the early church.

It may not be determinative of doctrine for a nonCatholic, but in the Church the contributions of the early Church are an important part of interpreting Scripture in a similar way that the Federalist Papers are an important part of understanding the intent of the constitution.

So, I understand why a nonCatholic would discount it, but there is no denying that St. Justin was a second century Christian who wrote of the universal Church.

If you have ever read anything regarding Scripture by another Christian who has edified you in anyway about Scripture, then you have done the same as the Church does in regards to the early fathers.

In fact, doing exactly that is how Baptists, Methodists, Pentecostalists, Evangelicals, Presbyterians, Unitarians, Seventh Day Adventists and so on......all came to be.


251 posted on 03/15/2013 3:29:40 PM PDT by Jvette
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