Pointless memes aside, if you have questions, shoot.

Sorry I was just reading the rules there. So what are people's beliefs here about the Eucharist? Or communion?

It is what Christ tells us it is

Which can be seen also in the writtings of early christians

It's the literal flesh and blood of Christ.

Some greenskins will disagree

No u

We have all 3 factions represented here, Orthodox, Catholic and protestant.

Looking at what Christ said. He said in John 6:63 "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, theyare spirit, and they are life." (KJV)

So it seems that Christ lays some context here to further clarify his position on what he meant when he broke bread and gave wine. Would everyone agree that he was focusing on the spiritual aspect of it and not the actual flesh?

**John 6:63 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)**

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<63> It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. ```

With the flesh, he refers to wordly things, to the *our* flesh and bones.

Based nrsv

Hmm how was he referring to our flesh when he said that in context to the last super?

The same way there are many writtings about the passions of the flesh

Could as well sya that since the flesh profiteth nothing, God wouldn't incarnate

After all, why do you say it is described how many left him after those words about eating his flesh and drinking his blood? Or why christians were slandered with cannivalism?

Because this wasn't just some silly metaphor, it was important doctrine

It's a good question. However there are some early church Christians who also questioned transubstantiation

Many people will also probably question that 2+2=4

Judas questioned that Christ was the Messiah, probably

🅱️eter questioned 3 times

The early Church also had other heresies spring up, like nestorianism. Just because some random person thought something doesn't mean it's true.

My main issue with Protestantism is the fact that there are so many different Denominations all claiming they're the only ones who are right.

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I don't even understand what that sentence tries to say. Of course eating the flesh and blood has an effect on your spirit, because they are literally the flesh and blood

Who's saying that

Aaaah if only the apostles had named succesors

Orthodox answer: The mystery of the holy eucharist defies analysis and explanation in purely rational and logical terms. For the eucharist—and Christ Himself—is indeed a mystery of the Kingdom of Heaven which, as Jesus has told us, is “not of this world.” The eucharist—because it belongs to God’s Kingdom—is truly free from the earth-born “logic” of fallen humanity.

The orthodox answer seems ambiguous. You could use that to justify symbolic. Consubstantiation & transubstantiation.

Ambiguous - That's mystery for you

There is nothing symbolic about it

Seems pretty straightforward to me: the accidents are those of bread and wine, but the essence if that of the flesh and blood of Christ. And this trascends reason because it is not something we can conclude from other things, or from ana analysis of whatever

It is a revelation, and if at some point you have doubts, follow the councils of the Church etc.

I haven't take communion in over a year in fear of breahing 1 Corinthians 11:29. I haven't fully figured it out yet

**1 Corinthians 11:29 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)**

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<29> For all who eat and drink without discerning the body, eat and drink judgment against themselves. ```

Confession time, probably

Breaching*

Protestant communion isn't actual communion. The bread and grape juice isn't consecrated

Instead of trying to "figure it out", read what the succesors of the apostles and the councils said. Don't be prideful.