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The Sacrament of the Divine Eucharist is the Body ...

2010-04-21T10:16:08.107-04:00

The Sacrament of the Divine Eucharist is the Body and Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, and not just a remembrance. This is elaborated in the Bible, in first Corinthians, by apostle Paul:

For I received from the Lord what also I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed, took bread. When he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "Take, eat. This is my body, which is broken for you. Do this in memory of me." Likewise, he also took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink, in memory of me." For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. Therefore, whoever eats this bread or drinks the Lord’s cup in a manner unworthy of the Lord will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let everyone do a self-examination, and then eat the bread and drink from the cup. For whoever eats and drinks unworthily eats and drinks judgment to himself, if such a one does not discern the body of the Lord. For this reason, many among you are weak and sick, and many have fallen asleep.

1 Corinthians 11:23-31

The translation of the word 'klomenon' is ...

2009-11-17T14:27:46.830-05:00

The translation of the word 'klomenon' is 'broken into small pieces', not just 'broken'. Christ's body was broken, but you cannot argue it was broken into small pieces. And no one would deny the eucharist is a remembrance.

I am a protestant Christian. Most of these were v...

2009-11-17T14:20:49.950-05:00

I am a protestant Christian. Most of these were very good. And, I agree with most.

However, I thought I would clarify something for you.

The communion body is broken. Not the bones as you describe, but the body itself. It was beaten beyond what any of us can imagine and broken in this way. It was torn, bleeding and nearly dead. This is how it was broken.

Also, if you continue reading, the passage continues to say "do this in rememberance of ME."

Therefore it is a remember act. Not a literal act.