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Communion.

After a mix of research, prayer and my beliefs I have compiled my views and the views that I believe to be true on the subject of communion in the Christian church.



The bread and wine:

Catholics (as one denominational example) believe in the idea of transubstantiation. This means that although the bread and wine still taste, look, small and feel like the original substance they actually change into the real body and blood of Christ....

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One thing I have always been passionate about is drinking - not the act but not doing the act...if that makes sense! I often enjoy having a glass of wine with my tea or having a couple of glasses in celebration of an exciting event. But to decide - next weekend I'm going to drink until I get tipsy or start vomiting I think is taking it too far. The first thing I did once I began to develop this opinion was to check what the Bible has to say on the matter.

Drink your wine with a merry...

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Another post from another blog of mine:

I watched This YouTube clip tonight and found it very humbling. I don't really know what to say. I guess I just want to praise the God who sets us free of the bondage the world and devil throws at us. I want to thank Him for loving us unconditionally so that we may live a life filled with joy - no matter of the circumstances. It's amazing that the God who created Heavens and the earth and the whole universe continues to love us despite our sin....

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I wrote this on another blog of mine on 16 August 2009.



Finished reading The Shack today. Found it very powerful and really helped my relationship with God to grow. I liked near the end when Mack was asked to forgive the killer and he said that in doing so he would be approving of what the guy did, but God said that's not what forgiveness is about. Forgiveness does not create a relationship, it lets go of the guys throat and sets you free.

Another part I found...

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