After all he does say drink his blood.... you call it symbolic, I say he was serious.
2006-08-17 01:56:56 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I copied it? It didn't show up on the related questions when I asked it.
2006-08-17 04:11:44 · update #1
yes. i love blood. especially from little kittens or puppies, or cute little baby seals.
2006-08-17 02:01:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well according to some definitions if you drink blood you are a vampire. However, other criteria for vampires include the power to turn yourself into a bat and strong aversion to sunlight. Since Jesus didn't have those two traits, I think you have to rule out vampirism as a name for the condition of his followers, unless you create a new form of semi-vampire that only drinks blood but is normal in all other ways.
2006-08-17 09:03:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically they are vampires and cannibals. Jesus said "Eat My flesh and drink My blood". If you are a true believer you do not take that as symbolic. You must believe it is the body and blood of Christ.
2006-08-17 09:02:34 · answer #3 · answered by Raven 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you not come up with something original? You copied this question from someone else. If you don't have the ability to see symbolism in that, you are just as irrational as your question.
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2006-08-17 09:03:42 · answer #4 · answered by green93lx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you crazy?! He said the cup REPRESENTED his blood. That's not hard to understand is it?. If you were so smart, you would have understood it yourself and not had to ask such a stupid question. Why didn't you ask about the body part? Well i guess it's because it boldly says he took BREAD and broke it. If you got the bread part, why didn't you get the blood part? Why drink blood with bread? Why not with flesh? You are so stupid.
2006-08-17 09:08:53 · answer #5 · answered by prettyinpink 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We partake in this Sacrament because it was His body and blood that was given and shed for the forgiveness of our sins. We do not actually drink or eat his body and blood, partake of the bread and wine in which Christ is truely present to forgive our sins and strengthen our faith.
There is nothing vamprish or canabalistic about it as we are not drinking actual blood or actual human flesh.
2006-08-17 09:03:27 · answer #6 · answered by MD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haha. The blood bit is just symbolic though? I don't hear of them dishing out blood in churches.
2006-08-17 09:03:25 · answer #7 · answered by harrysdevotee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it is a symbol for salvation and what was to come when Jesus died on the cross. And they drunk wine and ate bread.
2006-08-17 09:03:18 · answer #8 · answered by The Master 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it was symbolic obviously cuz in the blood is the life it also says..
2006-08-17 09:01:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe he was, in india & parts of africa, the blood of animals is drunk by humans so its not only vampires who drink blood, anyway its of no consequence now, hes dead 2000 odd years, isnt it?
2006-08-17 09:55:41 · answer #10 · answered by dereckdsouza 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋