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Why are Christians told by the Bible not to consume any blood yet are told to consume Jesus' blood?
It is not a contradiction. The reason behind both commandments is the same.
For the life (soul) of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it
to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar;...
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Why are Christians told by the Bible not to consume any blood yet are told to consume Jesus' blood?
The "command" to eat Jesus' flesh and drink His blood, if it is not understood as the development, in dialogue, of a parabolic teaching, can manifest all manner of strange doctrines. It is ...
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Why are Christians told by the Bible not to consume any blood yet are told to consume Jesus' blood?
Why are Christians told by the Bible not to consume any blood yet are told to consume Jesus' blood?
To some degree this is a misunderstood statement. Jesus himself encouraged us to commemorate his ...
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Why are Christians told by the Bible not to consume any blood yet are told to consume Jesus' blood?
"I understand the blood and flesh are symbolic": for low-church Protestants, but not Catholics, Orthodox, Lutherans, or Anglicans. Side note, but it matters for your argument.
"Do not ...
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What do Catholics mean when they talk about the Real Presence in the Eucharist?
Transubstantiation
The substance of the bread (the essence of the bread and wine, what makes the bread and wine themselves) changes, becoming the body, blood, soul and divinity of our Lord Jesus ...
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