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  2. Transubstantiation - Wikipedia

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    Methodists believe in the real presence of Christ in the bread and wine (or grape juice) while, like Presbyterians and Lutherans, rejecting transubstantiation. According to the United Methodist Church , "Jesus Christ, who 'is the reflection of God's glory and the exact imprint of God's very being', [ 115 ] is truly present in Holy Communion ."

  3. Real presence of Christ in the Eucharist - Wikipedia

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    The Council of Trent, held 1545–1563 in reaction to the Protestant Reformation and initiating the Catholic Counter-Reformation, promulgated the view of the presence of Christ in the Eucharist as true, real, and substantial, and declared that, "by the consecration of the bread and of the wine, a conversion is made of the whole substance of the bread into the substance (substantia) of the body ...

  4. Consubstantiation - Wikipedia

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    Consubstantiation is a Christian theological doctrine that (like transubstantiation) describes the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist.It holds that during the sacrament, the substance of the body and blood of Christ are present alongside the substance of the bread and wine, which remain present.

  5. Eucharistic theology - Wikipedia

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    The wine and the bread (sometimes referred to as "emblems") are viewed as symbolic and commemorative; the Witnesses do not believe in transubstantiation or consubstantiation; so not a literal presence of flesh and blood in the emblems, but that the emblems are simply sacred symbolisms and representations, denoting what was used in the first ...

  6. You think you know the word of God. But what if it changes ...

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    But if you do believe in a God who is still involved, well, you’re stuck. Sorry. If you’re here expecting me to tell you whether or not the Methodists made the right call, I’m about to ...

  7. Eucharist - Wikipedia

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    Reflecting Wesleyan covenant theology, Methodists also believe that the Lord's Supper is a sign and seal of the covenant of grace. [ 150 ] [ 151 ] In many Methodist denominations , non-alcoholic wine (grape juice) is used, so as to include those who do not take alcohol for any reason, as well as a commitment to the Church's historical support ...

  8. United Methodists remove anti-gay language from their ... - AOL

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    United Methodist delegates on Thursday removed a 52-year-old declaration from their official social teachings that deemed “the practice of homosexuality ... incompatible with Christian teaching ...

  9. The United Methodist Church marked a new era of LGBTQ inclusion by voting to lift the bans on LGBTQ clergy and on pastors performing same-sex unions. They also removed the language that said ...