“Taking Holy Communion does not really matter. What matters is that Christians go and serve people in their neighbourhood” Do you agree?
2007-01-10 07:20:00 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
For Catholics, both are important.
At the Last Supper, Jesus said, “Take this bread. It is my body.” Then he said, “Take this and drink. This is my blood. Do this in memory of me.”
Catholics believe this was the First Eucharist, that through a miracle the bread and wine actually became the body and blood of Jesus Christ.
Catholics reenact the Last Supper during every Mass, where God, acting through the priest, changes the bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ.
This is a great sacrament of thanksgiving and unity of Catholics.
Receiving the Eucharist renews our hearts while equipping us and calling us to good works.
With love in Christ.
2007-01-12 16:37:00 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think that the words "really matter" imply a desire or need to do the right thing before God. But the very reason we celebrate communion is that we witness to our faith that Christ has done everything needed for our salvation. Therefore when the Christian has come to faith he or she is empowered by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit to do good works, again, not to make us righteous, but because we want to do these things to relieve the suffering of others or to help them in their need. This same Christian will then also want to come to the Lord's table to recall the forgiveness of sin that was won for him or her on the Cross by our Saviour and Lord Jesus Christ. The one does not replace the other. Both are important to the Christian but for different reasons.
2007-01-10 07:30:24 · answer #2 · answered by 1ofSelby's 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It would be like saying don't get baptised! If it didn't matter Jesus would never have said: "Do this in memory of me." Obviously Jesus felt it was important enough to say this, and so important that the Eucharist has virtually defined Christians ever since.
2007-01-10 07:29:09 · answer #3 · answered by mini metro 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Eucharist is the rite that Christians perform in fulfilment of the instruction ( 1 Corinthians 11:24-25, written less than thirty years after the event) that Jesus gave to do in memory of him what he did at his Last Supper in giving his disciples bread, saying "This is my body," and wine, saying "This is my blood."
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2007-01-10 07:39:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus said anyone wants to be a leader should serve public. anyone wants to be a head should wash foot to others. Serve others without expectation of take back is the good way to practise. At least you will be happier than before.
2007-01-10 07:24:43 · answer #5 · answered by johnkamfailee 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What really matters is that Christians do what God said.
Jesus commanded us to serve our neighbors, but he also commanded us to observe communion. We cannot pick and choose which commandments to observe, and which ones to ignore.
2007-01-10 07:25:43 · answer #6 · answered by Randy G 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i think if you are forced to chose i would say doing good was more important, but there is no need to chose, Holy communion is also important
2007-01-10 07:28:32 · answer #7 · answered by Lucy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. I htink Holy Communion is important but you don't have to take it.
2007-01-10 07:23:21 · answer #8 · answered by Need Advice? 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no.
what matters is you heeding the words of Jesus Christ:
John 3: The Words of Jesus Christ (God in the flesh)
3. "Verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God."
4. Nicodemus saith unto Him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?"
5. Jesus answered, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God."
6. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again."
16. "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
18. He that believeth on Him is not condemned; but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."
2007-01-10 07:23:04 · answer #9 · answered by Chef Bob 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Jesus said "Do this (communion) in remembrance of me". So I think yes, but it does not give you salvation. Faith does that.
2007-01-10 07:23:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋