[...] 53 Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. [...] 60 Then many of his disciples who were listening said, "This saying is hard; who can accept it?" [...] 66 As a result of this, many of his disciples returned to their former way of life and no longer accompanied him. [...]
I am a catholic. I believe that the bread we eat during mass is Jesus' flesh. I am wondering how you people (especially protestants) interpret the verse 66 of this passage? If Jesus' speech about eating His flesh was only symbolic, why didn't Jesus tell His disciples that it was symbolic and that they didn't need to go away? Why did He let them go?
Many thanks for your answers!
2006-07-06
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