Thursday, December 13, 2007
Concerning My Transubstantiation Post
I've been thinking about it this morning, and I think I should mention that I don't think there actually has to be a difference between actual and symbolic transformation in some cases. In other words, I'm not saying that the wine actually takes on the biological characteristics of blood, or that the bread actually takes on the biological characteristics of flesh. I'm saying that the bread and wine don't merely represent the body and blood of Christ, but as far as God is concerned it is the body and blood of Christ. That's why it is so very important to take Holy Communion seriously.
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Your view has some appeal to me. I was brought up in a representative tradition, by which I mean they interpreted "this is my body" as a metaphor rather than as a statement of fact.
My own experience at Grace Church tells me that there is a bit more going on than a mere metaphor, which shouldn't surprise me, considering that the words came from Someone whose very words caused the world to come into existence. However, I don't think I understand what exactly that "bit more going on" is, nor do I feel a necessity to reach understanding of it.
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