Sufice to say that the Lord Himself rssponded to the evil one that man does not live on bread alone, but from all The Word that procedeth from God. I do believe in the transubstantiation, yet I cannot believe that there are still valid ordained priest in the church of Rome. St John Apostle predicted this time, saying that The Sacrifice would be interrupted and that we should not believe anyone telling Jesus is here or there. Rough times.
@@cpuchip There are mainly two kinds of religious services among christians. In one of them, you have someone to preach to you from the Bible, People gather to share their testimonies, read and comment from Scriptures, pray togheter and sing. Then, you have also the Mass, whether in Roman Catholic or Orthodox form. These contain all that also, yet they something more, that is, their configure a rite of sacrifice in wich the congregation, the priest and his assistants partake. It is recognisable by the liturgical form, thought there are also churches that perform liturgies merely pro forma, as a mere encenation of a sacrifice, without an actual victim, accordingly to their own belief. That's the case of Lutherans , for instance. So, you may asking, what kind of sacrifice? Well, human sacrifice, as obscene as it might sound. But not of any human, but of a human being in particular. The sacrifice of the flesh and blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ. At this point you may wonder yourself how on heaven's and earth could a guy that died two Milena ago could have his flesh and blood made available for sacrifice?! Well, that's the miracle of transubstantiation. A certain person validly ordained as Priest performing the rite of Mass is granted the heavenly miracle of having bread and wine turned into the flesh and the blood of that Jesus the Christ for the congregation to feast on for the sake of sanctification and salvation of all partakers. Yet since that flesh and that blood remain in the previous species of wine and bread, nonetheless it is believed that that wine and bread are not what they merely appear to be, that is , wine and bread, but rather flesh and blood of the Man. Jesus the Christ is also not believed to be merely a Man, but God. In that, it difers from pagan rites of sacrifice. In those, something else is sacrificed to the gods in question. Here, differently, God Himself offers willingly His Own Human Self embodied in the person if Jesus to be sacrificed for the sake of those that attend the sacrifice. Extremely weird and unique. So, why someone would believe a thing apparently so weird, obscene and strange? The answer is evidence, not only of a material nature, like the miracle of lancianus, but by the effects on some that partake in it. The more striking are those observed in the stimagtized Saints, like father Pio of Pietrelcina or blessed Therese Neumann, just to quote two modern instances.
@klausehrhardt4481 that was a beautiful description, and it shows a real belief in what Jesus did for us. I think my belief doesn't go that far as to belief i am literally eating the body and blood of Jesus. I have been to a few catholic masses over the years and I can see that difference of the two churches you describe, and can appreciate it. A lot of the language Jesus used in his mortal ministry pointed to such though John 6 : 47 to 59 and mark 14 : 22 and Luke 22 : 19
@@cpuchip Thank you for your kindness. I'd like to believe Our Lord is still present in the consecrated vine and bread, yet in the face of the scandals of Rome, that is no longer possible. That God may forgive me if I am in the wrong.
