2006-07-14 15:53:25 · 10 answers · asked by doublewidemama 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not all Protestants believe in symbolism.
The LCMS-Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, believes in real presence, not symbolism in communion. The LCMS uses real wine (and has non-alcoholic wine for those with allergies, alcoholism, or any other reason).
2006-07-19 11:35:15 · update #1
The Catholic Church uses real wine.
At the Last Supper, Jesus took the cup filled with and said, “Take this and drink. This is my blood. Do this in memory of me.”
With love in Christ.
2006-07-16 15:59:20 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Passover Seder uses real wine and the bible records that Jesus used real wine.
If you are Protestant, it doesn't matter because the whole thing is symbolic anyway. Theologically it doesn't matter if you flip out one for the other because it is all symbolism.
If you are Catholic or Orthodox is must be real wine. Catholics/Orthodox believe that only real wine and real bread can become the Body and Blood of Christ. At consecration, no bread and no wine exist on the altar, only Christ, not spiritually, nor in, nor under, but as. Christ is REALLY present, and you REALLY eat His Flesh and Drink is Blood. You don't pretend to, or do so "spiritually", or in some weird fashion have wine molecules next to molecules of Christ. So for a Catholic or Orthodox it matters a great deal that wine must be used, for only wine and only bread are acceptable to the Father to become the Body and Blood of the Son through the prayers of an apostolic priest, prayers which Jesus taught and have been handed down over 2000 years.
2006-07-14 17:23:02 · answer #2 · answered by Liet Kynes 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe most churches use grape juice. Some may use real wine. I am allergic to alcohol so if a church uses real wine they should let the people know.
2006-07-14 15:57:26 · answer #3 · answered by N M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does or no longer it is counted what the church does? Take it back to its' Jewish roots. Jews use wine for Passover. Communion is derived form Passover, so do what Scripture does. Get Biblical; use wine.
2016-11-02 02:16:06 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe it matters it is about the reason you take the "last supper", "sacrament" "communion" not how you do it. Every Church does it a little differently, and some do it a lot differently.
I say diet Dr. Pepper should be used .
2006-07-14 18:43:55 · answer #5 · answered by AlwaysRight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely the wine used in Jesus' day was highly watered down anyway so really doesn't matter. Not a salvation issue.
2006-07-14 15:56:32 · answer #6 · answered by Chalkbrd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Real wine, if you believe in following the teaching of Jesus, real wine
2006-07-14 15:57:07 · answer #7 · answered by free2praise76 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At my church we use grape juice, at my friends they drink wine. It doesn't matter.
2006-07-14 16:55:07 · answer #8 · answered by abby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
real wine
2006-07-14 15:59:38 · answer #9 · answered by helper 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My church use grapejuice
2006-07-14 15:56:31 · answer #10 · answered by rainofshadows20 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋