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  2. Real presence of Christ in the Eucharist - Wikipedia

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    The Lord's Supper The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod; The Use of the Means of Grace: A Statement on the Practice of Word and Sacrament; The Sacrament of the Altar by Tom G.A. Hardt; WELS Topical Q&A: Real Presence Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod; WELS Topical Q&A: Real Presence – Holy Communion Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

  3. Eucharist in Lutheranism - Wikipedia

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    Congregations in the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) practice closed communion (close is used by some in place of closed), meaning that Lutheran catechetical instruction is required for all people before receiving the Eucharist, though some congregations in these synods simply either ...

  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. Sacramental union - Wikipedia

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    The Lutheran doctrine of the sacramental union is also distinct from the Reformed view. The Calvinistic view of Christ's presence in the Lord's Supper (a real, spiritual presence) is that Christ is truly present at the meal, though not substantially and particularly joined to the elements.

  6. Eucharistic theology - Wikipedia

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    The Moravian Church holds to the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, but does not define the precise way that he is sacramentally present. [60] Many Moravian theologians though, believe that the Lutheran doctrine of the sacramental union properly defines the way that Christ is present in Holy Communion, and have historically promulgated ...

  7. Eucharistic discipline - Wikipedia

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    The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States, practices open communion, offering the Eucharist to adults without receiving catechetical instruction, provided they are baptized and believe in the Real Presence. [12]

  8. Talk:Real presence of Christ in the Eucharist - Wikipedia

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    Lutheran theologians have rejected this term as implying that the elements of the sacrament are mixed together. Since they believe that the body and blood of Christ and the bread and wine remain separate and distinct in the sacrament, they have rejected the term in favor of the term "Real Presence."

  9. Spiritual communion - Wikipedia

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    St. Stephen Evangelical Lutheran Church, a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in Pompano Beach, published the following act of spiritual communion: [2] Lord Jesus, we desire earnestly to experience your love as guests at the heavenly feast you have prepared for your children on earth in the most holy Sacrament of the Altar.