Tag: communion

  • The Lord’s Supper: Spiritual or Material Food

    The Catholic and Orthodox churches affirm that the Lord’s Supper (communion) contains the Body and Blood of Christ (Real Presence). This is a material presence. They base this on the discourse between Christ and the Apostles in John chapter 6. I assert that the Real Presence is true. But it must be understood to be…

  • The Lord’s Supper: The Real Presence of Christ

    I used to believe in the Real Presence of Christ in the Lord’s Supper (communion). I now believe the Lord is present, but not in a physical way, rather it is spiritual. Communion is spiritual food to nourish our souls. I held to the Roman Catholic view that during consecration the bread and wine become…

  • A Critical Examination of Sacramental Theology: Another Gospel?

    The Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches both have 7 sacraments, they are roughly the same. The 7 Sacraments celebrated in the Catholic Church are Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance and Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony. Contemporary Orthodox catechisms and textbooks all affirm that the church recognizes seven mystēria (“sacraments”): baptism, chrismation, Communion, holy…