Religious Studies - 6 - Christianity - Practices - 201, 202 - The Eucharist Flashcards
What is the Eucharist also known as?
Mass or Holy Communion
Who instituted the Eucharist?
Jesus
What did Jesus share with his disciples during the Last Supper?
Bread and wine
What does the wine represent in the Eucharist?
Jesus’ blood
What does the bread represent in the Eucharist?
Jesus’ body
What do Christians do in memory of Jesus after his death?
Share bread and wine
What does the term ‘Eucharist’ mean in Greek?
Thanksgiving
What type of worship do Eucharist services represent?
Liturgical worship
What is the significance of the Eucharist for Christians?
Brings them closer to God
Fill in the blank: The Eucharist is a sacrament instituted by Jesus at the _______.
Last Supper
Fill in the blank: The word ‘Eucharist’ means _______ in Greek.
Thanksgiving
What is the Catholic belief about the bread and wine in the Eucharist?
The bread and wine actually become the body and blood of Christ
What is transubstantiation?
The process by which Catholics believe the bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ.
What is consubstantiation
the belief in ‘sacramental union’ where the body and blood of Jesus are present ‘in, with and under’ the forms of bread and wine.
Do the Lutherans believe in consubstantiation?
Yes
What is the Reformed and Presbyterian view of the Eucharist?
That Christ is present spiritually rather than literally in the bread and wine.
This is known as spiritual presence.
What do Baptists believe about the presence of Christ in the bread and wine?
Christ is not present in the bread and wine; the ritual is simply an act of remembrance, known as memorialism.
Why is the ritual of the Eucharist centered around bread and wine significant?
Food and drink are essential to human physical health and survival, paralleling the belief that the sacrament is important to spiritual health and survival.
Fill in the blank: Many Protestants reject the view of the Catholic Church and its belief in _______.
transubstantiation.
