Why do we need priests?

[Marymog]

Mary your evil priests lie to you:
The Roman Catholic Church teaches that in the Eucharistic offering bread and wine are changed into the body and blood of Christ.[3] The affirmation of this doctrine was expressed, using the word "transubstantiate", by the Fourth Council of the Lateran in 1215.[4][5] It was later challenged by various 14th-century reformers, John Wycliffe in particular.[6]

Catholic church is the whore of babylon. come out of it.

Hi Troll,

The Roman Catholic Church teaches what Jesus said: This IS my body/blood. Which was later affirmed by Paul in 1 Corinthians 10:16.

Thank you for your time.

 

[Enoch111]

The Roman Catholic Church teaches what Jesus said: This IS my body/blood. Which was later affirmed by Paul in 1 Corinthians 10:16.

Except that Jesus was representing His body with unleavened bread. So what He was saying is "this is a representation or symbol of my literal body which will be crucified".

No one can possibly claim that Jesus was taking a portion of His physical body and feeding it to His disciples.

 

[Dcopymope]

Except that Jesus was representing His body with unleavened bread. So what He was saying is "this is a representation or symbol of my literal body which will be crucified".

No one can possibly claim that Jesus was taking a portion of His physical body and feeding it to His disciples.

You mean we have people here claiming Jesus was some cannibal?!?!? the nerve!!!

 

[Marymog]

Actually, I am not either a Protestant or a Catholic. I am a Bible believing Christian who doesn't support murder for any reason.

Hi Paul,

Are not Protestants and Catholics "Bible believing Christians"?

 

[Marymog]

When I attended a Catholic service and participated in the Eucharist, it still tasted like the wafer to me. It didn't taste like meat of any kind.

So how come, anyone can actually eat Jesus' body and drink His blood, when He is in heaven at the throne of God, and will not return to the earth until He comes again. Land sakes! If the body of Jesus has been eaten in all the Catholic Masses for hundreds of years, there would be nothing of Jesus left. He would have been totally consumed many times over!

Do you think that He was speaking literally when He said, "This is my body?" to the disciples at the last supper? Did Jesus cut a bit off Himself and hand it around to them? Or did he use the bread and wine as symbols of His body and blood, and that we are to use those symbols to remember His death until He comes?

I wonder if some people turn their logical brains off when they enter a church service?

Hi Paul,

When Jesus said This IS my body/blood and handed it to the Apostles do you think Jesus was telling a lie to them?

What did He mean when he said Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you? I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.”

How do YOU Paul fulfill Jesus commandment and eat His flesh and drink His blood to have life in you and live forever??

I do not feel comfortable calling Jesus a liar when he said This IS my body/blood. Do you??

Scripture does not say that he "cut a bit off Himself" when he handed the Apostles the bread/blood so NO he did not cut a bit off of himself.

Miracles are not logical which is why they are called miracles. I wonder if some people turn their logical brains off when scripture talks about miracles.

 

[Marymog]

As for me, I confess my sins to the only Person who can forgive them - God alone. .

Hi Paul,

I did a search on biblegateway.com using the words "confess your sins". The only thing that came up about who we should confess our sins to is James 5:16. Scripture does not support what you believe.

Jesus also gave the Apostles (men) the authority to forgive sins (John 20:23)

Do you have any bible verses to back up your belief??

Curious Mary

 

[Marymog]

Does his faith really have to be as strong as the disciples? According to Jesus, I don't need much to 'move mountains'.

Good question.

Does his faith "have to be be as strong as the disciples"? They were all in on their faith....I would hope that he would be "all in" also.

 

[Marymog]

So by what unit of measurement are you gauging someones faith, truly?

When someone says they do not believe that the bread/wine IS His body/blood like He and Paul said it is then that is a pretty good guage of lack of faith.

He lacks the faith that the bread/wine turns into His body/blood. Paul did not lack that faith and he was writing to NT Christians in a rhetorical manner affirming that THEY even knew it was truly His body and blood.

Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life....

Mary

 

[Paul Christensen]

Hi Paul,

Are not Protestants and Catholics "Bible believing Christians"?

Many are. But it is not because they are Protestants or Catholics, but they are Bible-believing Christians.

By the way, this is a question I am asking everyone by way of a survey:
Are you a good person?

 

[Paul Christensen]

Hi Paul,

When Jesus said This IS my body/blood and handed it to the Apostles do you think Jesus was telling a lie to them?

What did He mean when he said Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you? I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.”

How do YOU Paul fulfill Jesus commandment and eat His flesh and drink His blood to have life in you and live forever??

I do not feel comfortable calling Jesus a liar when he said This IS my body/blood. Do you??

Scripture does not say that he "cut a bit off Himself" when he handed the Apostles the bread/blood so NO he did not cut a bit off of himself.

Miracles are not logical which is why they are called miracles. I wonder if some people turn their logical brains off when scripture talks about miracles.

Do you know the difference between literal and symbolic?
I don't think any miracle happens in the Mass. It is just that the priest and the people believe that the wafer and the wine turns into the body and blood of Jesus. It is a faith thing and not a real miracle.

 

[Marymog]

Except that Jesus was representing His body with unleavened bread. So what He was saying is "this is a representation or symbol of my literal body which will be crucified".

No one can possibly claim that Jesus was taking a portion of His physical body and feeding it to His disciples.

You may feel comfortable changing words in Scripture from This IS my body to This is a SYMBOL of my body....I don't feel comfortable doing that.

Jesus claimed it....and he also said Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life AND "Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood...

SOOOOO...how do you Enoch111 fulfill Jesus command? Pretend that you are eating His body?

Mary

 

[Marymog]

Many are. But it is not because they are Protestants or Catholics, but they are Bible-believing Christians.

By the way, this is a question I am asking everyone by way of a survey:
Are you a good person?

Since you said "Many are" (which means you know that many aren't) YOU must have some criteria you go by to determine that. What is the criteria for being a "Bible-believing Christian"?

Curious Mary

 

[Marymog]

Are you a good person?

Yes!

 

[Paul Christensen]

Hi Paul,

I did a search on biblegateway.com using the words "confess your sins". The only thing that came up about who we should confess our sins to is James 5:16. Scripture does not support what you believe.

Jesus also gave the Apostles (men) the authority to forgive sins (John 20:23)

Do you have any bible verses to back up your belief??

Curious Mary

It seems so. But the sins are sins against the church or other believers and not directly against God. So, if a person is a lying, thieving, blaspheming, , dishonouring of parents, fornicating adulterer at heart then he may be able to confess to the person he lied to, stole from, his parents, tell the person he is having sex with (outside of marriage), or his wife of the affair he is having, may bring forgiveness from them. Also, if he is a church member and these sins have brought the church into disrepute, he can confess to the church by way of the pastor or priest, and be forgiven by the church, but he won't be forgiven by God in spite of these confessions until he goes directly to God and confesses similar to what David did in Psalm 51.

 

[Marymog]

Do you know the difference between literal and symbolic?
I don't think any miracle happens in the Mass. It is just that the priest and the people believe that the wafer and the wine turns into the body and blood of Jesus. It is a faith thing and not a real miracle.

Hi Paul,

He said it IS His body/blood. I believe him.

Paul (the other Paul, not you ) re-affirmed it. I believe him.

Not one word in Scripture says it was symbolic....only Protestants do use that word. Fact is Scripture says it IS His body and nothing else.

How do YOU fulfill John 5:53?

Curious Mary

 

[Marymog]

It seems so. But the sins are sins against the church or other believers and not directly against God. So, if a person is a lying, thieving, blaspheming, , dishonouring of parents, fornicating adulterer at heart then he may be able to confess to the person he lied to, stole from, his parents, tell the person he is having sex with (outside of marriage), or his wife of the affair he is having, may bring forgiveness from them. Also, if he is a church member and these sins have brought the church into disrepute, he can confess to the church by way of the pastor or priest, and be forgiven by the church, but he won't be forgiven by God in spite of these confessions until he goes directly to God and confesses similar to what David did in Psalm 51.

I asked you if you have any bible verses to back up your belief. I don't see any.

 

[Paul Christensen]

Yes!

That's great!
Now some further questions. You don't have to answer them on this public forum but you can answer them in your self, and you have to be very honest about your answers, whether to me or yourself. Ready?

1. How many times have you told a lie, even a small white one?
2. How many times have you stolen something, irrespective of value, even downloading paid music for free?
3. How many times have you taken the Lord's name in vain - even saying something like OMG?
4. Have you ever looked at another person with lust, or viewed pornography or had sex outside of marriage?
5. Have you ever hated anyone without a just cause?
6. Have you ever sassed your parents?

Out of these 6 questions, how many, without telling me the specific answer to each question, can you answer "yes" to? 1,2,3,4,5, or all 6?

 

[Paul Christensen]

Hi Paul,

He said it IS His body/blood. I believe him.

Paul (the other Paul, not you ) re-affirmed it. I believe him.

Not one word in Scripture says it was symbolic....only Protestants do use that word. Fact is Scripture says it IS His body and nothing else.

How do YOU fulfill John 5:53?

Curious Mary

Every time I eat the bread and drink the wine I remember the Lord's death until He comes. That's what He and Paul told me to do.

 

[Paul Christensen]

I asked you if you have any bible verses to back up your belief. I don't see any.

Jesus said to render unto God what is God's and render to Caesar what is Caesar's. This may not be the actual context, but the same principle apply. We confess our sin to the one we have sinned against, and when we have sinned against God by breaking any of the Ten Commandments, we confess it directly to God who is the only Person who can forgive sins against Him.

 

[Marymog]

That's great!
Now some further questions. You don't have to answer them on this public forum but you can answer them in your self, and you have to be very honest about your answers, whether to me or yourself. Ready?

1. How many times have you told a lie, even a small white one?
2. How many times have you stolen something, irrespective of value, even downloading paid music for free?
3. How many times have you taken the Lord's name in vain - even saying something like OMG?
4. Have you ever looked at another person with lust, or viewed pornography or had sex outside of marriage?
5. Have you ever hated anyone without a just cause?
6. Have you ever sassed your parents?

Out of these 6 questions, how many, without telling me the specific answer to each question, can you answer "yes" to? 1,2,3,4,5, or all 6?

Hi Paul,

Is your point that since all have sinned none of us can say we are good OR that we are not really good?

Curious Mary