tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806658553756358958.post4467701499650177112..comments2024-03-29T06:34:31.142-07:00Comments on Rational Christian Discernment: The Ridiculousness Of The Roman Catholic EucharistJesse Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01349321905468957335noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806658553756358958.post-8560584737768125212023-02-20T10:47:48.407-08:002023-02-20T10:47:48.407-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806658553756358958.post-18570436566576260472023-02-20T08:53:39.442-08:002023-02-20T08:53:39.442-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806658553756358958.post-18915690824635452152022-07-17T16:44:10.564-07:002022-07-17T16:44:10.564-07:00Yes, Catholicism is unreasonable to demand literal...Yes, Catholicism is unreasonable to demand literal blood in the cup at the Last Supper. Paul even compares the “cup of the Lord” with the “cup of demons” to make a point in 1 Cor 10:21. Since demons lack blood, both cups must be symbolic. That being so, the idolatrous homage paid to the Eucharist must be repented of, or hell awaits.<br /><br />Regarding "This is my body"....when we compare Scripture with Scripture (1 Cor 2:13) we must conclude the statement is being used symbolically. For we are specifically told in Galatians 4 that it is symbolic to understand “This Hagar IS Mount Sinai” as a covenant, and “This IS Jerusalem” being equally symbolic in Ezekiel 5. <br />God told Ezekiel to shave his hair and to weigh it on scales into thirds, then to burn a third, hack at a third with a sword, and then scatter a third in the wind. He is then told, “This IS Jerusalem”. Obviously, God did not miraculously transform Ezekiel’s hair into the city of Jerusalem! He did not NEED to say that it represents Jerusalem as the Pope thinks Jesus was obligated to say at the Last Supper. The cut hair was a metaphor to represent his coming judgment on the city, as were bread and wine metaphors for his life and death. <br />Again, Catholics know full well that pointing to a black dot on a map and saying, “This is New York”, does not mean that the black dot is the city of New York. The dot REPRESENTS the city! Why then will they not allow the same logic when Jesus says, “This is my body”? eucharist angelnoreply@blogger.com