Eucharist Flashcards
What is the Eucharist
Also known as holy communion , a sacrament instituted by Jesus at the last supper
The meal
Jesus shared bread and wine with his disciples before crucifixion
Example of what worship
Liturgical
What do they believe about the Eucharist
Brings them closer to god
Greek word meaning
Thanksgiving
Representations of bread and wine
Wine is blood and bread is body
Transubstantiation
Catholics actually believe the bread and wine actually become the body and blood
Consubstantiation
Lutherans believe that the body and blood of Jesus are represented in the form of bread and wine
Protestant belief on Eucharist
Christ present spiritually rather than literally in the bread and wine
Baptists belief
The ritual is an act of remembrance