Genesis 9:4 But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.
It was taught in the Law and the reason for it is given; it is for atonement, not consumption.
The Council of Jerusalem, the one that Catholics claim Peter presided over, said this, reiterating the command to abstain from eating of blood. It rates right up there with sacrificing to idols and sexual immorality.
Acts 15:28-29 28 For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these requirements: 29 that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.”
Scripture cannot contradict itself. If God so clearly commands something, wrong does not become right.
The interpretation of the teaching that we are to eat the flesh and blood of Jesus to mean His actual, literal flesh and blood violates tons of Scripture and Scriptural principles, many of which have already been demonstrated here on this thread.
The interpretation of the teaching as being that it is Spirit and truth, and that the bread and wine are symbolic representations of Jesus broken body and spilled blood gives NO problem in regard to contradicting the rest of the body of Scripture. On the contrary, it fits very well and makes plenty of sense.
Salvation is not by physical actions that force spiritual realities. Salvation is by grace through faith in Christ and it always has been. It was never by keeping the Law and the system of sacrifices.
What this thread proves, once again, is the Catholics are all for Scripture. Until it contradicts tradition. Then they are against Scripture.
Matthew 15:17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? Eat the word John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Deuteronomy 8:3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.
Ezek 3:1 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this scroll, and go speak unto the house of Israel. 2 So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that scroll. 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
Jer 15:16 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
Revelation 19:13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
John 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
1 Corinthians 10:3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat; 4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
Eat and drink the word of God.