The previous post to this one concludes with my summary on that issue:
We are delivered from sin by partaking of the Lamb of God, just as Israel was delivered from physical Egypt if they partook of the physical Passover lamb.
The image of drinking his blood and eating his flesh as a sacrifice, is not meant to be terrifying. It’s just another simple analogy, not to be taken literally.
Unfortunately, the Catholic Church teaches that the ‘sacrament of Holy Communion literally turns into the blood and body of Christ’. Such outrageous nonsense is another example of literalism gone to a ridiculous extreme, and demonstrates their total ignorance of the meaning of these symbols, and subsequently the meaning of the sacrifice of Christ.
I have never heard nor read of Passover and the blood of Christ being put in such a way and yet it makes so much sense. Thank you, Martin.
Thanks Linda, there is certainly a lot in the symbolism that God uses throughout scripture!
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out! (Rom 11:33)
The more we search the more we find!
Thank u Martin 🙏
Martin, what are your thoughts on transubstantiation?
The previous post to this one concludes with my summary on that issue:
We are delivered from sin by partaking of the Lamb of God, just as Israel was delivered from physical Egypt if they partook of the physical Passover lamb.
The image of drinking his blood and eating his flesh as a sacrifice, is not meant to be terrifying. It’s just another simple analogy, not to be taken literally.
Unfortunately, the Catholic Church teaches that the ‘sacrament of Holy Communion literally turns into the blood and body of Christ’. Such outrageous nonsense is another example of literalism gone to a ridiculous extreme, and demonstrates their total ignorance of the meaning of these symbols, and subsequently the meaning of the sacrifice of Christ.
https://friendswithgod.substack.com/p/gods-idea-of-sacrifice
I agree... it is Catholic mysticism.
Excellent article, manna from heaven to feed a man for the next forty days.. Thankyou.
Thanks Paul, really appreciate the encouragement.
Wonderful exposition of truths thank you so much Martin!
Thanks H, glad you like it.