Transubstantiation is cannibalism of the heart. Those who have bought into the idea that the wafer host, body and blood of Christ in the Catholic teaching actually turns into the real body and blood of Christ have no Biblical evidence that this is the case.
The reason this church system calls the wafer for communion, "the host" is because they believe that substance is turned into Christ, it is hosting the body of Christ, in their own minds.
They use the scripture "this is my body and this is my blood" to justify the belief that the emblems they call the host, becomes the real body and blood of Christ. And, very sadly the priests are the ones who change the host into Christ by their incantations and prayers. They believe it is a miracle even though there is no evidence any miracle occurred. The "host" still looks like a little round wafer and it melts in ones mouth as food would. Those taking it believe it is a sin to chew the wafer. None of this has any basis in Scripture.
Christ said these things:
The Bible verse John 14:6 "I am the way (path, road), and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me"
We know Christ is not a road but He used this analogy to show which way we should all go, and that is to follow Him.
The Bible verse "I am the door" is John 10:9, which reads, "I am the door; if anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture".
We know Christ is not a physical door, He is the Spiritual door to salvation.
1 John 10:11 "11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep."
The analogy of being a Shepherd is one of a protector over His flock. Christ never was a shepherd of sheep but we are referred to as His sheep.
John 6:35: "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst"
We know Christ is not a loaf of bread, this analogy pertains to the most necessary activity of all as believers which is to feed our minds on His Word and meditate on His desires for us. WE also know that we continue to be hungry and thirsty as long as we are here on this earth in the flesh. Christ's analogy pertains to a Spiritual hunger and thirst after righteousness and His truth.
John 15:1 "1“I am the TRUE vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. "
We know Christ is not a literal vine but that He is the source of life for the branches, those who have been born again.
There are many other such statements in the Bible that use physical examples of Spiritual concepts.
God makes it clear in His Word when He is telling an event that happened or when He is using examples from life to demonstrate a spiritual principle. When we seek the Holy Spirit for the meaning and purpose of the Scriptures as we read we will see the difference.
It is astounding to me how many times I see people of any denomination or cultic religion use a portion of scripture as evidence of their belief system and leave out all the other evidence that proves their assertions wrong and even devilish to fool those who do not read their Bibles with the help of the Holy Spirit.
This is what happens when mankind ignores God and makes up their own doctrines influenced by the thoughts the devil places in their minds.
Sadly many Christian churches are doing this very thing with many of their doctrines passed down to them from traditions of men and will stick to them like gum on someone's shoe fearful that if they seek God they will be rejected by family and other church attendees. This is the reason there are more pretenders in the church than there are authentic believers.
Far too many things are done because of traditions of men and out of fear than they hold true to God's Word.
Mark 7:7-13
"7 And in vain do they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’
8 Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men.”
9 He was also saying to them, “You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.
10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘The one who speaks evil of father or mother, is certainly to be put to death’;
11 but you say, ‘If a person says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that would help you is Corban (that is, given to God),’
12 you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother;
13 thereby invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down, and you do many things such as that.”
My advice to believers is to question everything you were taught, taking it to the Lord Jesus Christ with the willingness to reject everything you were taught that does not align with the Bible.
It is the Holy Spirit Who will tell the truth if you truly want to know. People will base their opinions on what they are familiar with and what makes them feel comfortable.
Christ will tell you the truth and you will be at peace when you are no longer in bondage to man's acceptance of you.
John 14:42-43 "42 Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue. 43 For they loved praise from men more than praise from God."
Do not be one who is in bondage to what man thinks or wants, free yourself by consulting with the Holy Spirit on all things all the time. There is no greater teacher than Jesus Christ.
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