2007-11-26 04:40:06 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Listen to primoa. But also, Jesus and his disciples were participating in the Seder meal, the Jewish feast of Passover. To be correct, we should use bread baked without leven (yeast), which represents sin.
2007-11-26 04:46:58 · answer #1 · answered by Suen 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it is based on the last supper...
Broke bread and drank wine. Symbolizing Jesus' body being broken and the blood that would be shed for our sins.
Crackers do not have leaven in them. Leaven is symbolic of man's input. Grape juice instead of wine to prevent alcoholics from lapsing back into old ways.
2007-11-26 12:45:20 · answer #2 · answered by James B 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They are recreating the part of the Last Supper where Jesus broke broke bread and bless it and pour wine.
They don't recreating the whole Passover meal. Which the Last Supper was part of.
2007-11-26 12:51:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well it would propably be too expensive to feed the whole congregation lamb .... crackers are cheaper. There are billions of christians there would be no lamb left for the other people, so it is propably a financial and practical decision.
2007-11-26 12:44:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Jesus said: "‘I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live for ever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh.’ The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?’" (John 6:51–52). In Matthew 26:26 Jesus tells them how: "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."
After the resurection, when he was at the table with the travelers to Emmaus, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him. (Luke 24)
When a Catholic priests speaks Christs words over the bread and wine, the bread and wine become the Body, Blood , Soul and Divinity of Christ, but the "accidents" (appearance) of bread and wine remain. The theological term for this is TRANSUBSTANTIATION ( http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05573a.htm#3 ).
..more info:
http://www.catholic.com/library/Christ_in_the_Eucharist.asp
2007-11-26 12:43:54 · answer #5 · answered by Catholic Crusader 3 · 5⤊ 1⤋
would take a lot more time too to prepare the lamb, crackers are just easier for time, money and clealiness
2007-11-26 12:57:24 · answer #6 · answered by exodus64_1996 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because Jesus "broke bread" with his apostles at the last supper and told us to "do this in memory of me" and that's what communion is all about.
2007-11-26 12:44:33 · answer #7 · answered by mollyflan 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Because Jesus didn't TELL us to use lamb, He told us to use unleavened bread.
2007-11-26 12:49:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
At the last supper, Jesus used bread to represent his body. That is why Christians still use bread today to represent Christ's body.
2007-11-26 12:43:41 · answer #9 · answered by Skylah 1 · 5⤊ 2⤋
The waffer is flesh looking.... good question, i dunno.
I woudlnt eat lamb though so im happy.
EDIT: because at the last supper (passover) that the bread that Jesus broke was unlevend
2007-11-26 12:42:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋