I mean come on you are suppose to be symbolically eating a body and drinking blood? I mean explain that one.....lol.
2007-04-15 05:56:01 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am not trying to be a jerk for the sake of it but am asking an honest question.
2007-04-15 05:58:39 · update #1
"Unless you eat My Body and drink My Blood you shall not have life within you"......she actually countered my question with a genuine answer not an insult....
2007-04-15 06:04:22 · update #2
I wondered that, too. Especially after that chocolate jesus freaked religious people out last week. People were rending their garments over the fact that their "savior" had been recreated as a food product, while they saw no problem with eating and drinking "the body of christ" every sunday.
2007-04-15 06:02:50 · answer #1 · answered by Resident Heretic 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Not just symbolically, some sects of Christianity believe in "The Transubstantiation", where upon being blessed, the bread and wine actually turn into the body and blood of Christ. A little creepy.
As an extremely liberal Christian, I always preferred to believe that the whole "whenever you eat/drink this, do this in remembrance of me" isn't a cannibal ritual, but just a reminder that a daily mundane ritual like taking sustenance can be a chance to reflect on the world, your spirituality, etc.
2007-04-15 13:04:59 · answer #2 · answered by Sancho 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I can only speak for myself as a Catholic and regardless of all and any criticism I fully believe in the real presence of Jesus in holy communion,I do not ask you or anyone else to believe thats up to you,Jesus said `Unless you eat My Body and drink My Blood you shall not have life within you`
You can make of this what you will I really don`t care,but for me if the Lord said it and He did, then thats what I will always do.
2007-04-15 13:02:02 · answer #3 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To some it is. Although they don't see it that way.
The symbolism is this:
That which you eat becomes part of you and you a part of it.
The understanding the each element represents, one his sacrifice, the other his cleansing blood.
You must understand the old testament sacrificial system to get the full impact of what was being done.
Example the Passover---relation--- the lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world.
Meaning deliverance from slavery.
Very deep requiring much study.
Slavery to what? SIN.
What is SIN? The unbelief in God's word. He said He did it.
You believe it or not.
You don't believe, you remain a sinner.
You believe, you are cleansed.
2007-04-15 13:09:05 · answer #4 · answered by chris p 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's interesting how it is interpreted by different Christian sects. Catholics teach transubstantiation, that the wine literally becomes blood, and the bread literally becomes flesh. Most Protestant sects teach it is symbolic only. In both, its purpose is to focus and meditate on Jesus (putative) death and resurrection.
It is of course symbolic cannibalism at its root. It is a remnant of primitive tribal beliefs, that one acquires the properties of the person or animal eaten. By eating Christ, they hope to acquire Christ like qualities, whatever they variously define those to be.
Interestingly, in the Catholic faith at least, the current pope, when he was still Mr Ratzinger, wrote that there were things true Catholics "must firmly believe", but there are other things they are only "required to profess". Transubstantiation is a required belief.
2007-04-15 13:07:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yea, it's fantasy cannibalism. It's actually from the mosaic laws, symbolically of course. When an animal is sacrificed it is to be eaten... Jessie was just taking it a little far.
2007-04-15 13:06:18 · answer #6 · answered by ChooseRealityPLEASE 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What about the sado masochistic worship of Christ in the cross...very gross and xxx rated. Not suitable for children however they are exposed to all that sickness since very young. I agree with you it's quite primitive and in bad taste to eat the body of anyone and dring his blood ritualistically or otherwise. Thumbs up to your thoughtful and normal post.
There is no difference from all this and any vulgar and psycho cult.
2007-04-15 13:02:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe it's physically eating and drinking His blood. We do it in Remembrance of all He has done for us. By His stripes we are Healed (I no longer have the all the time everyday pain in my knees that I had after having 4 knee surgeries because of His healing)....We remember that His blood washed away our sins. I am so thankful for all He has done, Communion is a way of thanking Him too for all that He's done for me and in my life.
2007-04-15 16:53:00 · answer #8 · answered by Jan P 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. There is a fine line between the spiritual and actual body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist. Needless to say if you look in a communion cup you will see wine.
Only in faith do we believe that we are partaking of our Savior Himself.
2007-04-15 13:01:10 · answer #9 · answered by Makemeaspark 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Holy communion is not symbolic according to us catholics. We believe it is the actual body of Christ that has been transformed via transubtaniation by the priest. Try to imagine it as taking something really good and wondeful into your soul which makes Jesus a part of yourself. I hope this helps
2007-04-15 13:04:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋