Yes, it does. The biblical basis for this is found in two places:
John 6:54: "Then Jesus said to them: Amen, amen I say unto you: Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you." We need the Body and Blood of Christ to have life.
Matthew 26:26-28: the Last Supper, which is made present at every Mass. Christ tells us what His Body and Blood are, so that we may eat, and drink, and have life.
I Corinthians 10:16 reaffirms this doctrine.
2006-10-30 05:40:08
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answered by thechivalrous 2
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this is an interesting question
i tell you what, you can tell the difference between the bread and wine that has gone through the eucharist and the one that hasnt lol go figure ???
one has a very different energetic signature
you can measure the change with telementary instruments-(kinda like a radio)
why is it nessesary?
i dont know
the suggestion is that it actually has a quantum effect upon your consciousness, subtle yet potent
similar to flower essences and homeopathy
there is certainly a measureable change in the human energy feild dynamics, especially in the scalar wave activity near the crown of the head
one suggestion i have heard is that it is similar to the tantric rituals of tibetan buddhism, where the consciousness field of the experienced meditator is used to stimulate meditative experiences in the student-(measureable brainwave changes are noted)
i guess you should probably read some christian literature if you are interested
i only know a little of the science, as someone forwarded me some papers on it a few years ago, interesting science, but more of an anomaly rather than anything cutting edge
there is certainly an effect, who knows why
science isnt really any closer to explaining it
and the measurement tools are kinda rough
2006-10-29 18:54:44
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answered by ewen sinclair 2
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<> confident! <> as quickly as the Bread and Wine are consecrated via the priest, they alter into the physique and Blood of Christ. it relatively is till now the congregation gets the Eucharist. it relatively is already the physique and Blood of Christ while the congregation gets the Eucharist. <> No. Jesus did no longer coach the Holy Spirit replaced into interior the Bread and Wine. Jesus pronounced, "it relatively is MY physique. it relatively is MY Blood". The Holy Eucharist is the physique and Blood of JESUS. <> No. Catholics declare the real Presence of the Eucharist. Protestants declare symoblic meaning. you won't be able to have contradictory claims and the two be good. One must be good and one must be incorrect.
2016-10-20 23:50:37
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answered by ? 4
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No the bread represents the broken body of Christ and the wine represents the blood of Jesus. The Eucharist is done to remember Jesus' crucifixion where His body was punished and His blood was shed on the cross. Jesus desires us to do this in rememberance of Him (1 Cor 11:24,25)
2006-10-29 18:50:58
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answered by seekfind 6
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symbolism, supposedly there was a dood by the name Jesus of Nazareth and he was like "i'm the son of God man, totally awesome" and then the dinner before his arrest he was like "take this bread, this is my body, take this wine, this is my blood"
and then 30 years after he croaked some chaps put this story together.
And now those folks eat some cardboardy cracker and some cheap wine with like backwash from everyone in front of you.
2006-10-29 18:47:11
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answered by chicachicabobbob 4
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The bread and wine of the Eucharist represent the mushroom and juice of an amanita muscaria mushroom which has psychedelic properties which grants communion into the higher mysteries of Christhood. Of course it is necessary. Rituals are ways for our mind to get into good habits to realize esoteric significance of spiritual concepts.
2006-10-29 18:46:55
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answered by elfquest 2
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No, it doesn't really turn into the body and blood of Christ. It is a metaphor. Having both the blood and body of Christ within you gives one that "closer to Jesus" feeling. Well, not really, it just shows that you have accepted His word as truth, and taking in his body and blood is just a way to further seal the fact that you believe.
2006-10-29 18:43:36
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answered by Yeeps 2
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No it does not,that would make us vampires.It is symbolic, it is
done to remind us How Jesus suffered for us,at the last supper before Jesus was crucified they shared bread and wine.
2006-10-29 18:46:56
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answered by gwhiz1052 7
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Well if it did, then that would make Christians Cannibals, which is forbidden in the bible. That is practiced in the Catholic church, but the bible says that we should eat the bread and drink the wine in rememberance of Jesus sacraficing his life to free us from our sin.
2006-10-29 19:32:14
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answered by Freedom 7
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In the RC Church I believe they call that transubstantiation.
I Cr 13;8a
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2006-10-29 20:35:42
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answered by ? 7
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