Different Ways Christians Have Understood Baptism and Eucharist
4 Ways Christians Have Understood Communion Sacramental Views Eastern Orthodox — “real presence” of unspecified mode Transubstantiation Consubstantiation Receptionism Memorialism the bread is no longer bread, but the bread is not only bread, but the bread is truly the body of the bread is a symbol for us to truly becomes the body of Christ is also truly the body of Christ Christ for those eat with faith remember the death of Jesus Held by Held by Held by Held by Roman Catholics Lutherans, high-church Anglicans Reformed, low-church Anglicans Baptists, nondenominational Big idea Big idea Big idea Big idea When a priest consecrates, the When a priest consecrates, the When a believing person eats Christ doesn’t give us special inner substance of bread and Spirit makes Christ present in the consecrated elements, Christ is grace in Communion; He already wine are transformed into the elements. As in the incarnation, truly present in those people. He gave us grace when we came to body and blood of Christ. The the supernatural does not is neither "in" the elements, nor him in faith. During Communion bread is merely a "veil." exclude the natural. present merely like other times. we remember that. Anglican take Anglican take Anglican Take Official quote Not taught. “After the Accepted. “The true body and Accepted. “The body and blood Not taught. “The members of consecration of bread and wine, blood of Christ are really present of Christ is then, not corporally the Church, by the sacred use of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the Supper of our Lord under or carnally, in the bread and bread and wine, are to true God and true man, is truly, the form of bread and wine and wine; but is really, and commemorate together the really, and substantially are there distributed and spiritually, present to the faith of dying love of Christ; preceded contained in the sacrament of received.” (Augsburg Confession) believers in that ordinance.
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