My question would be, if this "eating God" thing is supposed to give them life, why do they do it so many times? Does it wear off again, so it no longer gives life? How long does it last? If it wears off, and the person dies, where will they go? Inquiring minds want to know.
From what I've seen on the catholic sites the answer is mixed. Some say yes, some say no.
If any of the catholics would like to clarify I'd love to hear the response.
My question would be, if this “eating God” thing is supposed to give them life, why do they do it so many times? Does it wear off again, so it no longer gives life? How long does it last? If it wears off, and the person dies, where will they go? Inquiring minds want to know.
I have never heard this idea that the Eucharist wears off, and it is not the reason I receive communion.
Do you have moments, when giving glory and praise to God, where you experience a burning in your heart for Him and an overwhelming sense of the love He has for you?
I do. I sometimes get tears in my eyes at the thought of what Jesus did to redeem me from my sins. I often have this experience during Mass.
You remember going to Mass, don’t you? We don’t just receive communion. When we gather together, we greet each other, acknowledge and ask forgiveness for our sins, give glory to God, and listen to His word. The whole experience of Mass brings us closer to God. And the high point of this experience is receiving Christ in the Eucharistic.
We not only receive Him, we remember. This is the name of a hymn that is sung during Communion. The refrain is:
We remember how you loved us to your death,
and still we celebrate, for you are with us here;
And we believe that we will see you when you come,
in your glory, Lord, we remember, we celebrate, we believe.
And this is why I receive communion. I remember, I celebrate, I believe.
If eating God gives life, then it must always work and even axe murderers who eat will have life.
There's a reason Adam and Eve were kicked out of the garden, and that was so that they didn't eat of the Tree of Life and life forever in a sinful and corrupted state.
Death offers the only possibility of redemption, of being freed from an eternity with a sin nature.
And again, Catholics die left and right. Jesus said if they ate, they'd never die.
Do you think they really believe the words of Jesus after all? Or only some of them?