If we eat the flesh of christ and drink the blood of christ...?

Question

doesnt that make us cannibals?

they turned christ into bread and grape juice?

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Answer 1

yes it does i like it with larva beans, slllleuuuurrrrp, is that you cleareis

Answer 2

The bread and wine were symbols of His flesh (living word of God) and blood (an ancient symbol of purity that we must take upon ourselves to be rid of sin). Without taking these qualities upon ourselves after repentance, we can have no part with Him according to Scripture and if we eat and drink UNWORTHILY, we're damned as well.

Answer 3

Symbolic cannibals perhaps, unless you are Catholic. Catholics believe that the wafer and wine become the actual body and blood of their dead god, so in their minds the are consuming human flesh and drinking human blood, which is the definition of cannibalism

Answer 4

When it said to eat it, it is symbolic - the bread his Jesus' body that was beaten, scared, cut, nailed and bruised for us, to take away our sin. The wine is Jesus' blood, which poured out of his body from the his body and he died for our sins. It is symbolic to take communion in remembrance of Jesus Christ's sacrifice for us and how he defeated Satan and death by rising the 3rd day - in his body (the bread of life) that was so horribly abused. He lives and his blood cleansed our sins.

Answer 5

it is if you eat the actuall flesh. i mean , he did die along time ago, and if you found his body to eat his flesh and drink his blood...first off,,, yuk...

second, you will be rich, no one yet has found his body.

if the people back then actually ate his flesh , then it would make them cannibals, but not us.

its like asking a murderer's son " so if your father killed a man, are you a murderer too? even though you were just born today?"

Answer 6

When this was taught back in Jesus' time, it was not meant literally to eat of his flesh. It is figurative and it is meant spiritually because by taking of the Lord's Supper we are to remember of how Jesus died for us, because he died to make us clean of our sins.

As many of already said in answering your question, the bread represents his body and the wine or grape juice reprensents his blood.

Here's the context of where it is in the Bible:
Luke 22:14-25
When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. [15] And he said to them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. [16] For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God."
[17] After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, "Take this and divide it among you. [18] For I tell you I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes."
[19] And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me."
[20] 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.

Answer 7

how did i know this would be a stupid question when i clicked on it???
we're not literally eating the flesh and drinking the blood of Christ. it's bread (or crackers/waffers) and wine (or juice). it's supposed to represent the flesh and blood of Christ when He died on the cross for us.

Answer 8

The word "communion" is defined as the act of sharing, or holding in common; participation. What is communion in a biblical sense? The word "communion" as translated in the King James Version is the Greek word "koinonia" and it means a partnership, participation or social intercourse, fellowship, communion, communication, distribution, contribution or to communicate. "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ" (1 Corinthians 10:16).

What is communion? It is a fellowship of believers by which they gather together to remember the sacrifice of the LORD Jesus Christ. On the night that Christ was betrayed, He instituted this "remembrance." "And He took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of Me. Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in My blood, which is shed for you" (Luke 22:19-20). (Also see, Matthew 26:26-29; Mark 14:22-25.)

The Apostle Paul also gives us the order of the Lord's Supper. "For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till He come. Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup" (1 Corinthians 11:23-28).

We know that the Apostle Paul was not in the upper room the night that Jesus instituted His Last Supper. Therefore, Paul must have received this instruction during the time he was "caught up" (2 Corinthians 12:1-10).

What is communion? It is a remembrance of the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ. He gave His life a ransom for whoever believes. The elements in themselves are not the issue, it is the fact that believers assemble together to fellowship, to remember Christ's sacrifice and to examine their own hearts as to whether they have any unconfessed sin. This is something that we are privileged to do. Taking the elements gain no merit for the participant other than one of remembrance in thanksgiving for what the Lord Jesus Christ has done for all who trust in Him as their personal Savior.

Answer 9

Theoretically. But since it's just grape juice and bread, you can relax.

Answer 10

Not if it's in the form of bread and wine.

God bless,
Stanbo

Answer 11

Yeah, that's why the Roman Catholic Church is a false religion. Big difference between them and Christians. Christians believe that the Bible is the absolute authority. The Roman Catholic Church believes that the pope is the absolute authority.