Well, the word was made flesh, and dwelt amongst us, so eating the body and blood of Christ is just a metaphor for wholehearted acceptance of the word of God.
If you are Catholic or Orthodox, it is most certainly not a metaphor. They believe that the bread and wine become the real flesh and blood of Christ on a metaphysical level.
Well, the word was made flesh, and dwelt amongst us, so eating the body and blood of Christ is just a metaphor for wholehearted acceptance of the word of God.
That was always the way I saw it, anyway.
If you are Catholic or Orthodox, it is most certainly not a metaphor. They believe that the bread and wine become the real flesh and blood of Christ on a metaphysical level.