Ans. It is the true Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, under the bread and wine, given unto us Christians to eat and to drink, as it was instituted by Christ Himself.
Where is it so written?
Ans. The Holy Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, together with St. Paul, write thus:
“Our Lord Jesus Christ, the same night in which He was betrayed, took bread: and when He had given thanks, He brake it, and gave it to His disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my Body, which is given for you: this do, in remembrance of Me.
“After the same manner also He took the cup, when He had supped, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it: this cup is the new testament in my Blood, which is shed for you, for the remission of sins: this do, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
No one cares that your Church has created its own religion but I think what really urks people is that you take OUR scriptures out of the bible and twist and turn and distort them to justify YOUR religion...So what exactly does Jesus tell his disciples to do??? In rembrance of him???
“Our Lord Jesus Christ, the same night in which He was betrayed, took bread: and when He had given thanks, He brake it, and gave it to His disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my Body, which is given for you: this do, in remembrance of Me.
“After the same manner also He took the cup, when He had supped, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it: this cup is the new testament in my Blood, which is shed for you, for the remission of sins: this do, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
Jesus took bread,
He broke it,
Gave the bread to his disciples,
And told them to eat it, in remembrance of him...
Jesus took the cup,
Gave it to the disciples,
And told them to drink it and then told them,
As often as you drink this, do it in remembrance of him...
We are to do this because it is a symbol of His sacrifice that we are never to forget...The 'Do This' has absolutely nothing to do with turning wine into blood...
Why did you omit placing in red the words, “This is My body?” Because your religion would denude poor souls of genuine comfort.
“This is My body.”
No amount of maipulation or avoidance will change these words of Christ when He instuted the Supper.