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The catholic doctrine of literally eating Christ's flesh is beyond ridiculous. It borders on insanity, as a doctrine. Not even the basest heathen with a false idol would eat his god, only the catholics do, so let's examine this scripturally.
Let's use John chapter 6 for this. I believe all the gospels relate this event. Here are verses 53-56 "Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him."
This is the basis for catholic communion. Let us see exactly what Jesus was talking about.
In Matthew 4:4 Christ said "It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God", so we are clear from that verse that our sustenance is the word of God if we seek eternal life. Literal bread will keep you alive only temporarily and God's word is eternal life.
In John 6:58 He said "This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever."
"Not as your fathers did"....That bread, that manna from heaven, was literal food and it is not what Christ is talking about. He clearly states that here.
We read on down to John 6:63 and here is His next words on the subject: "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life."
"The flesh profiteth nothing"....The words that He speaks to us is our manna from heaven. His physical body being made solely for our salvation and His blood being shed on the cross for us.....those are given for our eternal life. Not for us to literally eat, as He clearly states, but for our spiritual life.
To think that He meant to literally eat His flesh is a perversion of utter repulsiveness and a total wresting of scripture.
"Transubstantiation" is a made up word by the catholic church to add credibility to a pagan ritual. The catholic church clinging to that doctrine, alone, should be enough to send anyone one running away from it. And the sad part is, it is one of only many false doctrines promoted by the catholic church. Even sadder is the fact that so many people are willingly blinded, intentionally misled, to hell.
Let's use John chapter 6 for this. I believe all the gospels relate this event. Here are verses 53-56 "Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him."
This is the basis for catholic communion. Let us see exactly what Jesus was talking about.
In Matthew 4:4 Christ said "It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God", so we are clear from that verse that our sustenance is the word of God if we seek eternal life. Literal bread will keep you alive only temporarily and God's word is eternal life.
In John 6:58 He said "This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever."
"Not as your fathers did"....That bread, that manna from heaven, was literal food and it is not what Christ is talking about. He clearly states that here.
We read on down to John 6:63 and here is His next words on the subject: "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life."
"The flesh profiteth nothing"....The words that He speaks to us is our manna from heaven. His physical body being made solely for our salvation and His blood being shed on the cross for us.....those are given for our eternal life. Not for us to literally eat, as He clearly states, but for our spiritual life.
To think that He meant to literally eat His flesh is a perversion of utter repulsiveness and a total wresting of scripture.
"Transubstantiation" is a made up word by the catholic church to add credibility to a pagan ritual. The catholic church clinging to that doctrine, alone, should be enough to send anyone one running away from it. And the sad part is, it is one of only many false doctrines promoted by the catholic church. Even sadder is the fact that so many people are willingly blinded, intentionally misled, to hell.