You'll have to excuse me, I have been looking at things in the bible and one of the things I have come across something about Jesus saying that bread was like his skins and bones and when you eat it you are eating him. Doesn't that mean that when you do this you are showing symbolism of cannibalism?
2006-12-02 08:25:17 · 10 answers · asked by Fastdog 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes and when you drink the communion wine you are drinking his blood. This is not only cannibalism but definitly not kosher.
2006-12-02 08:28:08 · answer #1 · answered by Barabas 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, this is not a symbolism of cannibalism. That is an ancient misunderstanding of communion.
In ancient times, when any kind of sacrifice was made, the participants in that sacrifice would eat the cooked portion of the animal, or bread, or whatever was offered to God. By eating the sacrifice, the participants open themselves to recieving whatever Grace they were seeking from God.
In Communion, we understand that the sacrifice of Jesus Christ was made to atone for the sins of the world. Jesus gave us the symbols of bread and wine to REPRESENT His body and blood for the rest of history, since the message of His sacrifice would spread around the world. By taking communion, we continually enter into an active participation of the sacrifice of Christ, and recieve the Grace that comes from it.
2006-12-02 16:34:12 · answer #2 · answered by MamaBear 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I sometimes see this literalist interpretation of communion, but it doesn't mean literal cannibalism. "Bread" in the Bible has always been synonymous with God's Word. Jesus has also said, "I am the Bread of life." Jesus has also been referred to as the "Word" of God. (In the Beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.") When we break bread during communion, we show that we "consume" God's Word.
"Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every Word that comes out of the mouth of God."
"While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body." Here Jesus is saying that his body will be broken for their sake, and those who will not take part of the body of Christ cannot enter Heaven.
I hope this helps you a little.
2006-12-02 16:43:38 · answer #3 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
IT's all in the way how u see it. Breaking of the bread...Christ's body, is important to me, and I don't mind eating him. Because that means he resides within me in body and spirit. We can't physicially eat Jesus, so symbolism is required; and that's where belief comes in. Because when I eat the body and drink the blood of Christ...I believe that it really is the body and blood of Christ...but as not to gross me out, it's just bread and wine. Yum...!
2006-12-02 16:29:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Communion is a symbol or ritual taking the Holy Spirit into yourself. Taking Jesus as your Lord and Savior.
2006-12-02 16:39:10 · answer #5 · answered by jasmin2236 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. I can see how you could misinterpret that though. I used to wonder about that myself. As Christians, we do it because He asked that we do it in remembrance of Him. There are other interpretations of this: We break bread together (meaning we share our food in his Name).
Hope this helped you. Just keep on doing your study and all answers will become clear to you.
2006-12-02 16:28:38 · answer #6 · answered by makeitright 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Generally, to break bread is to eat. But the particular metaphor of which you speak is cannibalistic in nature.
2006-12-02 16:35:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
We are to recognize the body of christ broken for our healings. We are to recognize the blood as a substitution for the blod of Christ which cleanses us from sin.
2006-12-02 16:29:25 · answer #8 · answered by TROLL BOY 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the bread represents the body of christ
2006-12-02 16:32:00 · answer #9 · answered by Reighanna B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
WHAT?! No.
2006-12-02 16:28:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋