[caww]

Do remember that when Christ had the last supper He sat directly with the twelve, (He wasn't dead nor arose yet). So how in the world then could His meaning be anything but a symbol of remembering Him? To say that the cup and bread change to his actual body would be cannibalism.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

That is the mystery...That is why at first the disciples were shocked...then when he came back he explained this to them.
It is a miracle that reoccurs as a way to be in union with God’s son.

I defer to Scripture on this one...”This is my blood.”....he did not say “this a way to symbolically to remember me.”..He said, Drink this. this is my blood. DO THIS IN REMEBERANCE OF ME.

[Judith Anne]

To say that the cup and bread change to his actual body would be cannibalism.

I thought protestants read the Bible. I thought they KNEW and UNDERSTOOD the Bible. Didn't you read the part where some were offended, and left, because cannibalism, or even drinking ANY blood were forbidden under all circumstances. Yet, Christ said it again. Read John 6, especially verses 52-59, and open your eyes. Matter of fact, read the whole chapter. You know, in context.

[don-o]

Did you tear all of the sixth chapter of the Gospel of John out of your Bible? Or just from verse 48 on? It’s a hard saying. He lost a lot of disciples over that.