And he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. ... And he said to them, "This is my blood, poured out for many, sealing the covenant between God and his people." Mark 14:23-24 (New Living Translation)
"The eucharistic meal .. is the primary way that Christians remember, receive and share in the meaning of our salvation: Christ crucified for us, his blood shed for the remission of our sins. This is where we affirm the action of our salvation.
The many-dimensioned reality of salvation is preserved not by a truth that we must figure out, or by an ethical behavior that we must carry out, but in a meal to eat. Not everyone can comprehend a doctrine; not everyone can obey a precept; but everyone can eat a piece of bread, drink a cup of wine, and understand a simple statement -- my body, my blood."
Reversed Thunder
"Remember and Receive" by Eugene H. Peterson, God's Message for Each Day (Countryman).
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You'll remember, friends, that when I first came to you to let you in on God's master stroke, I didn't try to impress you with polished speeches and the latest philosophy. I deliberately kept it plain and simple: first Jesus and who he is; then Jesus and what he did--Jesus crucified. 1 Corinthians 2:1-2 (The Message)
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