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Anyone who truly knows and follows Christ shall stand for the truth and correct .
How is He present ?very well,
I and 2000 years of my brethren stand for the Truth that Jesus is truly, manifestly present in the Eucharist. But if you will not accept their testimony, what good then is mine?
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How is He present ?
In what way ?
I have never seen Jesus flesh ( human body ) have you ?Hi Christophany,
His entire person is present, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity..
And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.
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I have never seen Jesus flesh ( human body ) have you ?
Jesus is in heaven sitting at the right hand of the Father.
Should I believe Jesus or you ?Would you believe me if I said yes?
For 2000 years our brothers and sisters have proclaimed and believed Jesus truly present in the Eucharist..
From the beginning also have been those who refuse to accept it..
Here's Ignatius of Antioch:
They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer, because they confess not the Eucharist to be the flesh of our Saviour Jesus Christ, which suffered for our sins, and which the Father, of His goodness, raised up again. Those, therefore, who speak against this gift of God, incur death in the midst of their disputes. But it were better for them to treat it with respect, that they also might rise again.
With the Church in Rome, the Church in Alexandria (and the Church in Constantinople) we have 2 (or 3) 2000 year old living witnesses to receiving this from the apostles..
Where is the 2000 year old apostolic community that says otherwise?
'every planting not of my Father shall be uprooted'
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Should I believe Jesus or you ?
Matt 24:23
“Then if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah,’ or ‘There he is,’ don’t believe it.
Mark 13:21
And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:
Where is the 2000 year old apostolic community that says otherwise?
I don't follow anyone other then Jesus and the Apostles teaching- I don't follow the teachings of uninspired men.Hello Christophany,
Context, context, context...
Jesus is talking there about His coming at the end of the age in Glory to judge the world.. He is warning of imposters who will claim (or who others will claim) are Him..
I noticed you didnt answer my question, so I will repeat it:
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I don't follow anyone other then Jesus and the Apostles teaching- I don't follow the teachings of uninspired men.
hope this helps !!!
what "feast " are you talking about ?If you are not at the Feast, then you aren't following the teaching of the apostles..
They went out from us, but they were not really of our number; if they had been, they would have remained with us. Their desertion shows that none of them was of our number.
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these might be good analogies for our struggles with sin, too? but also “stones” and “bread” have additional, spiritual meanings, rightI’m struggling to get this out…the temptation was to do something AS God rather than AS a son of man. As the son of man, He was very hungry and had to trust and rely on Gods Spirit and humble Himself. As the son of God, He could have made some bread
trying to understand it that He could be tempted if He was God
so iow not “if you are God” rightSo what was His temptation? Satan didn’t say, if You are the son of man, turn this stone to bread. He said, if you are the Son of God
Jesus died once for sins period.
The communion is only to remind us of what He did 2000 years ago much like it was for the Jews to do that with the commandments in Deuteronomy 6:4-9 as a " REMINDER " for them.
hope this helps !!!
what "feast " are you talking about ?
that would be kinda cool, if the RCC allowed anyone who desired to participate, huh? It isnt true though, is it. Thankfully that is likely not the real communion anyway
good, how bout you?Hello bbyrd,
How have you been?
ah tbh ive kinda moved on from communion as an idol, or even a ritual, pjAnyone who desires CAN participate.. But they need to be properly prepared..