"I am the bread of life ... I am the living bread that came down out of heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread also which I will give for the life of the world is My flesh. ” (John 6:48; 51)
The Roman Catholic dogma of transubstantiation means that the substance of Jesus Christ's flesh and blood takes the place of the substance of the bread and wine on the condition of a priest consecrating them.
The communion elements are no longer bread and wine upon them being consecrated. They are fully the body and blood of Christ. The bread appears to be bread in every way, despite this miraculous change. It cannot be grasped by our senses.
In short, the bread is Jesus Christ Himself (and the wine His blood). If Jesus Christ is the Bread of Life who descended from heaven, then that would mean He is physically present wherever the bread is.
If no bread remains after transubstantiation takes place, then that would also mean Christ cannot be present at the worship service. One cannot have Jesus without the bread. Thus, the logic involved in transubstantiation is self-refuting.
The Roman Catholic dogma of transubstantiation means that the substance of Jesus Christ's flesh and blood takes the place of the substance of the bread and wine on the condition of a priest consecrating them.
The communion elements are no longer bread and wine upon them being consecrated. They are fully the body and blood of Christ. The bread appears to be bread in every way, despite this miraculous change. It cannot be grasped by our senses.
In short, the bread is Jesus Christ Himself (and the wine His blood). If Jesus Christ is the Bread of Life who descended from heaven, then that would mean He is physically present wherever the bread is.
If no bread remains after transubstantiation takes place, then that would also mean Christ cannot be present at the worship service. One cannot have Jesus without the bread. Thus, the logic involved in transubstantiation is self-refuting.
