2007-06-07 02:10:10 · 10 answers · asked by elfkin, attention whore 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is a symbol. If anyone actually thinks that it is the blood and body of Christ, they need professional help.
2007-06-07 02:12:40 · answer #1 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is "The Real Thing", and when you receive it "You've Got The Right One, Baby" and "I'd Like to Teach The World to Sing In Perfect Harmony". ;-)
Putting Madison Avenue jingles aside, Yes I do believe in the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity in the consecrated Eucharist. I kneel before it and receive it with all humility because I am an unworthy sinner. Yet I receive it every chance I get because He told me to and I know that He feeds my soul.
To give you an idea of my faith in this doctrine, one time my kids were playing outside the church and when they went by the dumpster they saw some communion wafers. They brought then to me and we had no idea if they were consecrated wafers (Jesus) or unconsecrated (bread). Sometimes people who don't believe will go to communion and accept Jesus on the hand and then throw Him out later rather than consume Him. Since I was not sure of the consecrated state of the wafers, I consumed them. It was not a pleasant thought of picking something up off the pavement by the dumpsters and consuming it, but I trusted that God loves me more than I could ever love Him. So I consumed them out of love of Him and trusted Him to protect me from any sickness. He did. ;-)
2007-06-07 02:26:24 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin B 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends whether you are Catholic or Protestant.
Catholics believe in 'transubstantiation' which means that the bread and wine literally take on the properties of the body and blood of Christ; Protestants believe in 'consubstantiation' where the bread/wine is symbolic or 'coexisting' with Christ's body/blood.
Personally, I believe it is symbolic at the most although (I am of Protestant origin, ironically) this arises from an Atheist, not religious perspective.
2007-06-07 02:20:18 · answer #3 · answered by Flaze 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it is the real thing.
I guess I need professional help.
It's a good thing I know a good doctor who said he's come to heal the sick and who promised to be with me even to the end of the world.
Oh and he also promised that when we participate in the thankgiving service he instituted that it would be his body and blood - truly and really present - but that doesn't mean it takes on the properties of flesh and blood.
2007-06-07 02:16:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
in the holy Eucharist, the bread and wine is transformed into the Real and true body and blood of Christ. This is a mystery yes, because the bread and wine does not change in form, but believe me, the presence of Christ's true flesh and blood is present in it. It is a mystery of God and we do not have the authority to question this.
2007-06-07 02:14:50 · answer #5 · answered by Ralph 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For most catholics it has to be the real thing because of transubstantiation
2007-06-07 02:12:21 · answer #6 · answered by John C 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
catholics believe that communion is the body and blood of christ.
so yes I do....
2007-06-07 02:13:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Eewwww... Jesus wafers. They're symbolic, I hope. Otherwise that's really gross.
2007-06-07 02:13:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I see it as another meaningless rite in an old superstition.
2007-06-07 02:12:34 · answer #9 · answered by nondescript 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Can I have some Cheeze-Whiz on my eucharist, please?
2007-06-07 02:20:30 · answer #10 · answered by GeoffTrowbridge 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋