It says in the bible to eat Jesus flesh and drink his blood, why dont you understand that is LITERAL?

Answer 1

The Bible is only the Literal word of god when it suits the religionist's needs.

If this verse is literal, it might explain the absence of a corpse....

Answer 2

OK wise one how could we literally eat Jesus and drink his blood? Do you see him physically anywhere? Nope... So let me tell you where your going wrong, your going off some bogus web site that wouldn't no the truth if it walked up, also the Bible is being taken way out of context, and how about you show me in the Bible where it tells us all to eat Jesus and drink his blood.. You tell me that verse.... But right after you search long and hard to find one that might remotley say that, read that whole chapter before you decide what that verse means, then read the whole book where that chapter is found before you decide what that chapter means... People are always trying to find a door to excape the reality of God, but they cant find one so they decide to make one up... Good Job... You offesiouly look like an idiot... Sense you know the Bible so well, I'm sure that you have heard of the last supper huh... The bread is to be as a symbol of his flesh, and the wine is to be as his blood... That is why we do communion in church's... We symbol un cooked bread to be his flesh and the grape juice as we call wine to be his blood... Ok thank you, do you have anymore hard statements?

Answer 3

Obviously it isn't possible to actually eat Jesus. For one thing, the Corpus ascended long ago and is no longer available; and if it were here it would be 2000 years old (ewwww). In addition, the sheer weight of wafers consumed on any given Sunday is about 300 tons, well over the mass (pardon the pun) of even the fattest Savior.

Transubstantiation is a mystery, meaning it must be accepted and understood through faith. For some this makes it all the more wonderful and uplifting; for others this makes it all the more silly. In either event, however, a rational analysis isn't going to give you a useful answer.

Answer 4

Sacrament is a visible manifestation of the word. The bread and wine in the Lord's Supper are considered sacraments in that they are visible manifestations of the covenant promise of our Lord: "In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.'" (Luke 22:20).

God, in the OT, used visible signs along with His spoken word. These visible signs, then, were considered to have significance. "Among the OT sacraments the rites of circumcision and the Passover were stressed as being the OT counterparts of baptism (Col. 1:10-12) and the Lord's Supper (1 Cor. 5:7)."

Communion, The Lord's Supper (Matt. 26:26-30; Mark 14:22-26; Luke 22:14-20; 1 Cor. 1:23-26). It is the breaking of bread (Acts 2:42,46) and a time to give thanks (Luke 22:17,19). It was originally instituted by Jesus (Matt. 26:26-29) on the night of the Passover meal which was an annual occurrence celebrating the "passing over" of the angel of death that claimed the firstborn of every house in Egypt (Exodus 12). The Lord's Supper, or communion, replaces the Passover meal with the "body and blood" (Mark 14:22-24) of Jesus. It is to be taken only by believers (1 Cor. 11:23-28). (For further study see John 6:26-58 and 1 Cor. 11:27-34).

Answer 5

That doesn't need any interpretation. Reading the whole chapter of 1 Cor. 11 will give us a very vivid picture of how John 6:53 was understood ---"Unless you eat my flesh and drink my blood you have no life within you".

"For any one who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment upon himself. That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died."(1 Cor. 11:27–30).

Can anyone die because of not discerning a symbol?

Answer 6

"And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body." (Matthew 26:26)

When Jesus said, "this is my body", His literal body was still there with them. His body had not yet been "broken" on the cross. When he said of the bread, "this is my body" they were not eating the literal body which was still there with them, but a figurative reference.

If I point to a map and say "this is the United States", you would know that the figure on the map is not the literal country, but a representation of it.

The bread is not the literal body and the juice is not the literal blood, but a "rememberance" of it. (Luke 22:19)

Answer 7

Because Christianity isn't cannibalism. To eat His flesh and drink His blood is to accept him and to thank him for dying for us. Also, participating in the Eucharist is another option.

Answer 8

Because it isn't. How can we eat his flesh now? He's dead and gone. You can argue for transubstantiation of the Eucharist, but I don't buy into it. The Eucharist is done purely to remember and honor Jesus. Why must it truly be his body and blood to remember him?

Don't make a statement without qualifying it.

Answer 9

I have even washed in his blood, have you? I have been washed in the blood of the lamb. On judgement day it will only be those that are covered by his blood that will enter into God's kingdom. So if I were you I'd do more than just drink his blood.

Answer 10

Because Jesus knew the disciples were intelligent enough to know that he was speaking in metaphor. If He wanted them to eat His own body, He probably would have offered them bits of himself instead of giving them BREAD & WINE.

What drastic ideology is hanging on this small detail? "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself." - that is what is important.

Answer 11

I understand it that way. I take it all as is. Thats how it is meant, as is. No interpretation needed. if it says eat my flesh it means that when I eat I eat his flesh. If it says homosexuality is an abomination it means homosexuality is an abomination. If it says I dont allow a woman to teach it means I dont allow a woman to teach. No when and but, IT IS HOW IT IS. Yes means yes and no means no. Go ahead it does you good.