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Theological analysis of the Eucharist, its biblical basis, and historical understanding.

The Fruits of Sola Scriptura: Holy Eucharist Members Public

In this post I will cite from the confessions and/or catechisms of the Lutheran, Anglican, Presbyterian and Baptists in respect to the sacrament of the holy Eucharist. The readers will see that these Protestant groups cannot agree on whether the Eucharist is made or becomes the physical body and

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Textual Veracity of Luke 22:19-20 Members Public

The majority of English versions of the Holy Bible contain the so-called longer reading of Luke 22:19-20: “And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is My body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance

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Sam Shamoun
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The Holy Eucharist In the Early Church Members Public

The following excerpt is taken from the late Christian historian Jaroslav Pelikan’s book, The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine, Vol. 1: The Emergence of the Catholic Tradition (100-600), published by University of Chicago Press in 1975, pp.166-171. All emphasis will be mine. The same

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Sam Shamoun
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John 6 & the Holy Eucharist Members Public

Protestantism’s War Against the Holy Bible Our Lord scandalized his Jewish audience by insisting that they had to eat his flesh and blood, otherwise they will never obtain everlasting life. His statements were so shocking that it even offended some of his own followers: “Then the Jews began to

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Third Century Inscription to Christ’s Deity Members Public

Archaeologists recently found a table in Megiddo, Israel dated to the third century AD (200s), which was dedicated to Christ in honor of his being God. The table served as a memorial to the God Christ, which presumably was used for the observance of the Holy Eucharist.     I quote a

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Sam Shamoun
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St. Cyprian, Baptism & the Eucharist Members Public

The following extract on water baptism and the holy Eucharist is taken from The Epistles of Cyprian, Epistle 62. All emphasis will be mine. 1. Cyprian to Caecilius his brother, greeting. Although I know, dearest brother, that very many of the bishops who are set over the churches of the

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Sam Shamoun
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Augustine on the Holy Eucharist Members Public

According to noted Protestant historian J.N.D Kelly, St. Augustine did indeed affirm that the Eucharist does in fact become the actual flesh, body and blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ: If Ambrose’s influence helped to mediate the doctrine of a physical change to the West,

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Sam Shamoun
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St. Cyril on the Eucharist & Intercession Members Public

I quote from St. Cyril of Jerusalem’s Catechetical Lectures to show the beliefs and practices of Churches at that time in respect to the liturgy, the holy Eucharist, intercessory prayers of angels and departed saints, prayers for the dead in Christ, etc. All emphasis will be mine. (On the

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