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To: ReaganGeneration2
The Eucharist is a resacrifice of Christ where the priest calls Him down from Heaven to be placed on the altar again and again, etc. John O Brien writes in the Faith of Millions. That is not verbatim but it's the general idea.

Hebrews tells us Jesus is a one time sacrifice. He is in Heaven today. He does not come back again until the Second Coming.

Catholics claim this helps them be with Christ or feel His presence yet Christ told us He'd send the Holy Spirit to be with us. He is our Comforter.

Catholics claim we are told to drink His blood in John 6. Yet in the accounts of the last supper Jesus says do this in remembrance of me. He also says this is my blood which is poured out for you.

In the OT, the blood,of the sacrifice was never consumed. It was poured out. Consumption of blood would also be a violation of the OT law.

270 posted on 01/09/2017 8:34:04 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: ealgeone
"He is in heaven today

First, is He not ever with us on "earth", such as where 2 or 3 are gathered in His name?

Second, are you sure heaven is in a different location than earth?

Third, can the Trinity be divided like you imply? - that is, Jesus in one place, the Father in another (way up "above"), the Holy Spirit elsewhere?
276 posted on 01/10/2017 12:55:40 AM PST by ReaganGeneration2
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To: ealgeone
Catholics claim we are told to drink His blood in John 6. Yet in the accounts of the last supper Jesus says do this in remembrance of me. He also says this is my blood which is poured out for you.

This is simply a different interpretation of language. What are we doing immoral by receiving the Eucharist as we do?

In the OT, the blood,of the sacrifice was never consumed. It was poured out. Consumption of blood would also be a violation of the OT law.

Christ changed OT law. He dealt with this blood-drinking issue in John 6, and let his followers leave him forever.
277 posted on 01/10/2017 1:10:56 AM PST by ReaganGeneration2
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