The Sword of the Gospel

[hobelim]

Jesus said, " Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him. This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent. Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.

Jesus was drawing from this when he said that.

"Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food." Isaiah 55:1,2


" The spirit alone gives life; the flesh is of no avail. The words that I have spoken to you are both spirit and life." John 6:63

Then when Jesus asked the remaining disciples if they would leave him too after explaining all of that crazy eat my flesh talk that the others couldn't stomach....

Simon Peter answered him, 'Lord, to whom shall we go? Your words are the words of eternal life . We know that you are the Holy One of God." John 6:68


Ding, feel free to post more of the addled garbage festering in your empty head. I'll be happy to put you in your place, again and again, now and forever.. No sweat. And no need to thank me. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven and all that.

To understand what I mean by saying "place", see Genesis 3:14

 

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Jesus said, " Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him. This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent. Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.

Jesus was drawing from this when he said that.


"Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food." Isaiah 55:1,2


" The spirit alone gives life; the flesh is of no avail. The words that I have spoken to you are both spirit and life." John 6:63

Then when Jesus asked the remaining disciples if they would leave him too after all of that crazy eat my flesh talk that the others couldn't stomach....

Simon Peter answered him, 'Lord, to whom shall we go? Your words are the words of eternal life and we know that you are the Holy One of God." John 6:68


Ding, if you post more of the addled garbage festering in your empty head I'll be happy to put you in your place, again and again. No sweat. No need to thank me.

To understand what I mean, see Genesis 3:14

You haven't tested it for yourself. Trust Jesus' words.

Jesus said, " Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him. This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent. Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh. Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day; for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me.”

You have never participated in the humanity of Christ. You have never participated in the suffering of Christ. Therefore, you have never experienced the Risen Christ. So you don't know what you are talking about.

You have never tested it. I have.

 

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Jesus said, " Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him. This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent. Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.

Jesus was drawing from this when he said that.

"Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food." Isaiah 55:1,2


" The spirit alone gives life; the flesh is of no avail. The words that I have spoken to you are both spirit and life." John 6:63

Then when Jesus asked the remaining disciples if they would leave him too after explaining all of that crazy eat my flesh talk that the others couldn't stomach....

Simon Peter answered him, 'Lord, to whom shall we go? Your words are the words of eternal life . We know that you are the Holy One of God." John 6:68


Ding, feel free to post more of the addled garbage festering in your empty head. I'll be happy to put you in your place, again and again. No sweat. And no need to thank me. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven and all that.

To understand what I mean by saying "place", see Genesis 3:14

In 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 Paul is reminding the early Christians that they aren't just symbolically drinking and eating the blood and body of Christ.

16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? 17 For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread.

Partaking of the blood and body of Christ makes many different people into one body. It is how we participate in Christ's life and death. It is magical. There is nothing like it on the face of the earth. There is no experience that is more joyous. Participating in His suffering and death humbles the soul. Participating in His love for us makes the soul burst at its seams.

You have never experiences this. I have.

 

[hobelim]

Jesus said, " Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him. This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent. Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.

Jesus was drawing from this when he said that.

"Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food." Isaiah 55:1,2


" The spirit alone gives life; the flesh is of no avail. The words that I have spoken to you are both spirit and life." John 6:63

Then when Jesus asked the remaining disciples if they would leave him too after explaining all of that crazy eat my flesh talk that the others couldn't stomach....

Simon Peter answered him, 'Lord, to whom shall we go? Your words are the words of eternal life . We know that you are the Holy One of God." John 6:68


Ding, feel free to post more of the addled garbage festering in your empty head. I'll be happy to put you in your place, again and again. No sweat. And no need to thank me. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven and all that.

To understand what I mean by saying "place", see Genesis 3:14

In 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 Paul is reminding the early Christians that they aren't just symbolically drinking and eating the blood and body of Christ.

16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? 17 For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread.

Partaking of the blood and body of Christ makes many different people into one body. It is how we participate in Christ's life and death. It is magical. There is nothing like it on the face of the earth. There is no experience that is more joyous. Participating in His suffering and death humbles the soul. Participating in His love for us makes the soul burst at its seams.

You have never experiences this. I have.

Congratulations! I am very happy for you.

You have chosen to defy the law of God for life and have experienced death and the exhilarating descent into the netherworld, the realm of the dead. Magical indeed! lol

The soul bursting at the seams sounds terrific, very tempting, but I'll pass.

Thanks anyway!

 

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Jesus said, " Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him. This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent. Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.

Jesus was drawing from this when he said that.

"Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food." Isaiah 55:1,2


" The spirit alone gives life; the flesh is of no avail. The words that I have spoken to you are both spirit and life." John 6:63

Then when Jesus asked the remaining disciples if they would leave him too after explaining all of that crazy eat my flesh talk that the others couldn't stomach....

Simon Peter answered him, 'Lord, to whom shall we go? Your words are the words of eternal life . We know that you are the Holy One of God." John 6:68


Ding, feel free to post more of the addled garbage festering in your empty head. I'll be happy to put you in your place, again and again. No sweat. And no need to thank me. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven and all that.

To understand what I mean by saying "place", see Genesis 3:14

In 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 Paul is reminding the early Christians that they aren't just symbolically drinking and eating the blood and body of Christ.

16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? 17 For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread.

Partaking of the blood and body of Christ makes many different people into one body. It is how we participate in Christ's life and death. It is magical. There is nothing like it on the face of the earth. There is no experience that is more joyous. Participating in His suffering and death humbles the soul. Participating in His love for us makes the soul burst at its seams.

You have never experiences this. I have.

Congratulations!

You have chosen to defy the law of God for life and have experienced death and the exhilarating descent into the netherworld, the realm of the dead. Sounds terrific but I'll pass.

Thanks anyway!

No. I have chosen to love God.

There is no mistaking the words and intention of Jesus. He called His shot. He knew exactly what He was doing. He knew exactly what He was saying. And He knew exactly what it meant. Early Christians understood what He said and meant. The Church has never deviated from this belief. It is a core belief because it is what God commanded.

I have chosen to follow His words and participate in His humanity and He in turn participates in my humanity. It is an extremely deep and moving experience. It is your lack of faith that prevents you from experiencing the mystery of Christ.

 

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The soul bursting at the seams sounds terrific, very tempting, but I'll pass.

Let's me be very frank and clear here... If all you were ever doing were passing on it, you and I wouldn't have a problem. You just passing on it would be a huge improvement from where you are today. Because what you have been doing in actuality is attacking my faith and me.

 

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People who attack the faith of others shouldn't be surprised when they get the shit kicked out of them.

 

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Thanks anyway!

You're welcome. I'm quite happy how this played out. God loves evolution, He created it.

 

[BreezeWood]

Fuck off asshole.

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there is always hope bing - try reading a different book, can't be any worse than the one your on.

You don't have a book to read.

You don't have a book to read.

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neither do you - the religion of antiquity is spoken not read.

 

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neither do you - the religion of antiquity is spoken not read.

Greater than 24,000 written manuscripts say otherwise.

Jesus said, " Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him. This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent. Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh. Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day; for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me.”

 

[Mortimer]

 

[BreezeWood]

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good luck morty -

nice outfit ...

 

[hobelim]

Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me.”

The spirit alone gives life; the flesh is of no avail. The words that I have spoken to you are both spirit and life." John 6:63



"Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, " Isaiah 55:2

 

[hobelim]

Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you

"He who eats and drinks, without discerning the body, eats and drinks condemnation upon himself." 1 Corinthians, 11:29

 

[hobelim]

There is no experience that is more joyous. Participating in His suffering and death humbles the soul. Participating in His love for us makes the soul burst at its seams

lol..

"Take from my hand this cup of fiery wine and make all the nations to whom I send you drink it. When they have drunk it they will vomit and go mad; such is the sword that I am sending among them." Jeremiah 25:15

 

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Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me.”

The spirit alone gives life; the flesh is of no avail. The words that I have spoken to you are both spirit and life." John 6:63



"Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, " Isaiah 55:2

You are quoting the verse after the verse where many disciples left because they rejected Jesus telling them to eat his flesh and drink his blood.

Too funny.

Jesus the Bread of Life
25 When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”

26 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. 27 Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.”

28 Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”

29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”

30 So they asked him, “What sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do? 31 Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’[c]”

32 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

34 “Sir,” they said, “always give us this bread.”

35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. 36 But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. 37 All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. 38 For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. 39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. 40 For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.”

41 At this the Jews there began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” 42 They said, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”

43 “Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus answered. 44 “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day. 45 It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’[d] Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me. 46 No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father. 47 Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life. 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. 50 But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”

52 Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”

53 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. 55 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. 57 Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.” 59 He said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.

Many Disciples Desert Jesus
60 On hearing it, many of his disciples said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”

61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, “Does this offend you? 62 Then what if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before! 63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit[e] and life. 64 Yet there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him. 65 He went on to say, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled them.”

66 From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.

67 “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.

68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69 We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”

70 Then Jesus replied, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!” 71 (He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray him.)

 

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Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you

"He who eats and drinks, without discerning the body, eats and drinks condemnation upon himself." 1 Corinthians, 11:29

Satan quoted scripture out of context too.

The scripture you are quoting is Paul admonishing the early Christians to remember that they aren't just eating bread and drinking wine when they take communion but they are eating the body of Christ and drinking the blood of Christ.

Correcting an Abuse of the Lord’s Supper
17 In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good. 18 In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it. 19 No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval. 20 So then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat, 21 for when you are eating, some of you go ahead with your own private suppers. As a result, one person remains hungry and another gets drunk. 22 Don’t you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God by humiliating those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? Certainly not in this matter!

23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

27 So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. 28 Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup. 29 For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves. 30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. 31 But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment. 32 Nevertheless, when we are judged in this way by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be finally condemned with the world.

33 So then, my brothers and sisters, when you gather to eat, you should all eat together. 34 Anyone who is hungry should eat something at home, so that when you meet together it may not result in judgment.

And when I come I will give further directions.

 

[Marion Morrison]

There is no experience that is more joyous. Participating in His suffering and death humbles the soul. Participating in His love for us makes the soul burst at its seams

lol..

"Take from my hand this cup of fiery wine and make all the nations to whom I send you drink it. When they have drunk it they will vomit and go mad; such is the sword that I am sending among them." Jeremiah 25:15

The sword Jesus sent was the sword of truth. He was born into this world to testify to the truth.

Aannnd they killed him for it. At least Pontius Pilate was wise enough to say he didn't want any part of that crap.

 

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There is no experience that is more joyous. Participating in His suffering and death humbles the soul. Participating in His love for us makes the soul burst at its seams

lol..

"Take from my hand this cup of fiery wine and make all the nations to whom I send you drink it. When they have drunk it they will vomit and go mad; such is the sword that I am sending among them." Jeremiah 25:15

God commanded that we celebrate the Passover meal perpetually. A divine revealing communication of God to his people so that they may be like Him. Jesus Christ fulfilled that command in his last Passover meal. Jesus said, do this in memory of me. In this way the mass is purpose to divinize us. Jesus is the Paschal lamb, hence, the Christian view of Christ as the spotless Lamb of God who by his death freed mankind from the bonds of sin.

Jesus was born into this world to testify to the truth. The sword he brought was the sword of truth.

The practice of celebrating the last supper or the Passover meal began with the early Christians. The belief that the Eucharist contained the body and blood of Christ was believed by the early Christians. In fact, Saint Paul admonished them to treat the Eucharist with reverence. So the belief in the mystery of the Eucharist being transformed into the body and blood is a core belief of the Catholic faith. I have personally witnessed the transformative power of faith.

I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. ~Jesus, John 6:51

"My flesh is food to the world." To the Jews the idea that Jesus presented to them - eating his body and drinking his blood - was radical. You would be hard pressed to find anything more theologically problematic or more disgusting for Jews to accept. How did they respond? They protested and gave Jesus every opportunity to clarify and correct his statement; to render his language more spiritual; more metaphorical; more symbolic. What did Jesus do? He doubled down. He said, "unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man you have no life in you." He used the Greek word trógó; which is to gnaw, munch, crunch and was typically used in those days in the context of eating; as in to partake of a meal.

So there is little doubt in what Jesus meant.

Partaking of the one bread makes many different people into one body.

1 Corinthians 10:16-17
16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? 17 For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread.

So the communion with the body and blood of Christ allows real participation in Christ’s humanity and his suffering.

1 Corinthians 11 24-26
24“Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.

Some people may imagine that Jesus was commanding his original twelve to keep his memory like they would any other important event of the past. But what Jesus is really offering is a chance to share in his humanity; a chance to participate in his humanity. The best way to participate in the humanity of Jesus is to remember His suffering. And the best way to remember His suffering is to participate in His suffering. This is how we all become one body when we take communion.

So, if when receiving the host one is not filled or overwhelmed with the presence of Christ, then they are doing it wrong. For if they are not filled or overwhelmed with the presence of Christ then they aren't doing it in remembrance of Him.

Jesus said, " Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him. This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent. Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh. Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day; for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me.”

 

[hobelim]

66 From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.

67 “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.

68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69 We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”

Your own quote proves my point.

The substance of eternal life is acquired through internalizing the words that Jesus spoke.


Bread from heaven, from the beginning, was a metaphor for the word of God. This bread from heaven became flesh, a new metaphor for a new teaching from God that came into the world through Jesus.

Eating the flesh of Jesus is learning what Jesus learned from God and taught about how to understand and comply with the law that fulfills the promise of life. Drinking his blood is conforming to Mosaic law the same way that Jesus did in light of that revelation.

The food of angels is teaching from God. Life is in the blood, in the doing.

That should be easy enough for any asshole to understand. Even you.