Some teach that Communion of the Lord's Supper (which Orthodox call "the Eucharist") us only a sign or symbol. Most of Chirstendom, however, believes it is far more. The Orthodox Church has always believed that we, in a mystery, receive the Body and Blood of Christ in the Holy Eurcharist. Jesus saud at the Last Supper:"This is My body" and This cup is...My blood" (Luke 22:19,20) The Lord states clearly that His gifts to us are more then just a sign or a mere memorial, and all of ancient Christendom took Him at His word. The skeptic might say, "But Jesus also said, 'I am the door.' Certainly He did not mean He was a seven-foot wooden plank." No, and Christians have never interpreted His statement that way. But the Church does teach that He is our entrence into the Kingdom of God and that the bread and wine becomes, in a mystery, His Body and Blood. In 1 Corinthians 11:29, we read people who became sick and even died through receiving Communion hypocritically.
2007-11-02
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