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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.
The distinctive feature of the Methodist doctrine of the real presence is that the way Christ manifests his presence in the Eucharist is a sacred mystery—the focus is that Christ is truly present in the sacrament. [87] The Discipline of the Free Methodist Church thus teaches: The Lord's Supper is a sacrament of our redemption by Christ's death.
Lutherans have also rejected the designation of their position as consubstantiation because they believe it, like transubstantiation, is a philosophical explanation of the Real Presence, whereas the sacramental union provides a description of the Real Presence.
Consubstantiation was the position of the Lollards, [12] as well as the Irvingian Churches, such as the New Apostolic Church. [13] Some High Church Anglicans identify with this position. [ 14 ] It is erroneously used to denote the position of the Lutheran Church (see above), who instead affirm the doctrine of sacramental union as their teaching ...
A Scottish Sacrament, by Henry John Dobson The Reformed confessions teach that Christ's true body and blood are really present in the Lord's Supper. [ 25 ] Regarding what is received in the Supper, the Reformed tradition does not disagree with the position of Catholicism or Lutheranism.
Confirmation teaches baptized Christians about Martin Luther's doctrine on the Ten Commandments, the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the three Lutheran sacraments: the Sacrament of Holy Baptism, the Sacrament of Holy Absolution, and the Sacrament of the Eucharist. An average catechism class lasts about one to two years. [20]
Confession Concerning Christ's Supper (1528) (German: Vom Abendmahl Christi, Bekenntnis) is a theological treatise written by Martin Luther affirming the Real Presence of the body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist, defining Luther's position as the sacramental union.
Transubstantiation – the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharistic Adoration at Saint Thomas Aquinas Cathedral in Reno, Nevada. Transubstantiation (Latin: transubstantiatio; Greek: μετουσίωσις metousiosis) is, according to the teaching of the Catholic Church, "the change of the whole substance of bread into the substance of the Body of Christ and of the whole substance of wine ...