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Skippy  ·  4087 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: More Young People Are Moving Away From Religion, But Why?

Most of Christendom does. I don't know the specifics, but what I do know is that it's holy. Early Church writers held strongly to it, and you can find it in all of the ancient churches today-- never mind that the Eucharist as "symbolic" only arose during the 16th century. That's evidence enough for me.





BLOB_CASTLE  ·  4087 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's really very interesting. To clarify then, you believe when you take communion that it's actually Christ's flesh and blood? I don't mean to sound rude if I do come off that way. I'm just very interested.

Skippy  ·  4087 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I haven't taken communion in a long time. The Salvation Army doesn't observe the Sacraments. However, I believe there is Holy Mystery in the Eucharist, and if the early church believed it that's good enough for me.

BLOB_CASTLE  ·  4086 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm extremely fascinated by this. So you don't believe that the early church had any flawed views? I mean, if you look at the pharisees, they definitely had some misinterpretations about what the Bible meant.

Skippy  ·  4086 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The Pharisees weren't Christian; the Apostles spent time with Jesus (y'know, God). If I can't trust the early church to be right on these matters, I can trust no one. I don't know if the early church was flawed or not, but I have to trust that the Holy Spirit led them.

BLOB_CASTLE  ·  4086 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I commend you and am very impressed by your diligence. Keep it up and I hope you have a very happy life!