Eucharist

Question 1

Why is the Eucharist universally accepted?

Answer 1

Jesus agreed with it
“this is my body give for your do this in remembrance of me”- Luke 22:19-20
Shows how chrisitnaity is unique (new covenant)
Focus of thanksgiving
Jesus himself gave thanks for the bread and the wine

Question 2

What do chritisans say the resemblance is?

Answer 2

A common action in what happens to the bread, what has done with Jesus and iwht human lives
In Jesus god took a human body, blessed it and was broken into it
Ordinary christians believe that God has taken their lives, blessed them, broken them and remade them
The piece of bread is taken, blessed and broken too
These all become filled with the life of christ

Question 3

What are alistar mcgraths important functions?

Answer 3

Recollection
anticipation
present
present

Question 4

What is recollection?

Answer 4

Looking backwards at gods actions to save people

Question 5

What is anticipation?

Answer 5

Looking forward, in Paul says that by participatingin the eucharist we proclaim the lords death until he comes. Christians look forward to a time when they will be with Jesus

Question 6

What is present of the individual?

Answer 6

Affirmation of individual faith- faith and trust is depend by engaging the ind and body in this ritual

Question 7

What is present of communal?

Answer 7

The community comes together and aiirms their commitment to Jesus

Question 8

What are the institution narratives?

Answer 8

Accounts of the last supper

Question 9

What is the Matthew- mark narratives?

Answer 9

Reflect a slightly later tradition, emphasise the idea of Jesus dying a sacrifice and “for all.. for the forgiveness of sins”

Question 10

What is the word “mysterion”?

Answer 10

The greek word for the myserteous way in which god save humans
Sacraments refer to the symbols or rites that speak to christians about the way that god saves us

Question 11

What is a sacrament to Augustine?

Answer 11

Outward sign that points to an inner reality (as smoke is a sign of fire)
A sacramet forms a bridge between God and us

Question 12

What is the meaning of ex opera opantis?

Answer 12

on account of the work of the one who works vs ex opera operatoo (on account of the work which is done- it is the work of God

Question 13

What are the 6 models of the eucharist?

Answer 13

transbustation, transginification, transfinilizatiom, consubstation, memorialis, virtualism

Question 14

What is transubstantiation?

Answer 14

The bread and wine become the body and blood of christ, the catholic church teachers that the eucharist is the summit of christian life., becomes Christs real presence

Question 15

What does the fourth lateran council say about transubstation?

Answer 15

“by the bread being changed in substance to the body and the wine to the blood through the divine power”

Question 16

What is con substation?

Answer 16

There is no change in the substance but somehow Jesus is really present within the elements

Question 17

How does Luther describe con substation?

Answer 17

Describes it as sacramental union, each continue unchanged, Jesus is within the bread and under it but not physically the bread and wine. spiritually present

Question 18

Schillebeeckx’ Interpretations?

Answer 18

Wanted to move away from transubstantiation (an interpretation not a fact). Instead of believing the bread and wine changes according to an old aristoleia category- we can believe they change through transiginification and transfinalization

Question 19

What is transiginification?

Answer 19

The change of signification from the bread and wine so they signify the blood and body of christ..

Question 20

What is transfinilization?

Answer 20

The purpose of the bread and wine is changed through consecration of words.
Goes from physical nourishment- spiritual

Question 21

What does the eucharist mean for schillebeeckx?

Answer 21

“The sacraments are first and foremost symbolic acts or activites as signs”- God is changing the meaning or significance of the meal not the substance of the bread

Question 22

What is virtualism?

Answer 22

Christ is not present literally in a physical way in the elemenets, but he is spiritually present. This is due to chrsits body is in heaven and cant be on earth at the same time as calvin believed that divine omnipresence belongs to christ in his divinity not in his humanity (dualism)

Question 23

What is receptionism?

Answer 23

people do receive the real body and blood of christ through the power (virtus) of the holy spirit even though the bread and wine are not changed into his body and blood as a local, physical reality.

Question 24

What is Calvins quotation of virtualism?

Answer 24

“let us feel as much assured that the visible sign is given us (.e his body).

Question 25

What is memorialism?

Answer 25

Bread and wine are only signs of christ, they only represent his body and blood to the imagination of the believer and enable the believer to reflect in faith on his saving death, the bread and wine remain in what they are. They don’t contain gods grace but faith does.

Question 26

What are protestants practice on the eucharist?

Answer 26

When the eucharist is celebrated it is normally called the “celebration of the lords supper or “holly communion:. Takes place weekly or monthly but often in a simple way. Some Christians don’t celebrate ecurhaist at all, focus is directly in personal faith and on the need to repent from sin, focus on fellowship

Question 27

Baptism and the lords supper are symbols?

Answer 27

baptists usually use the term ordinances rather than sacraments when referring to bapstims, as its a command God has given us.

Question 28

Why us baptism and the lords supper not merely symbolic?

Answer 28

The act of baptism means a person is testifying punlically that he or she has trusted Jesus as a lord of saviour and experienced forgiveness of sin. The supper emphasises the love of God that led Jesus to give himself a sacrifice for sin