An important sacrament shared by all major Christian factions. The establishment of the Eucharist originated from the last supper between Jesus and his disciples. He broke bread and shared wine with his disciples and said, "This is my body" and "This is my blood". Christianity believes that bread and wine are symbols of Jesus' crucifixion to save mankind. Some Christian factions believe that Jesus exists in the Eucharist in a special way, but they have different views on this way of existence.
Catholicism calls this sacrament Eucharist, using unleavened cakes. For a long time in the past, ordinary believers did not receive holy blood (1after the second Vatican Council reform in 963, laymen were allowed to receive holy blood at the same time). The Orthodox Church calls the Eucharist the blood of the Eucharist, and believers can use fermented cakes to receive the Eucharist and blood. Is the most important sacrament. Orthodox Church holds Eucharist every Sunday. Protestants do not accept the traditional Catholic Eucharist, and believers can receive cakes or cups (holy blood).
Different denominations have different forms of Eucharist, and the Eucharist of Anrikan Sect and Lutheran Sect is closer to Catholicism. Calvinists believe that bread and wine are only the representatives of Christ's flesh and blood. Quakers think the Eucharist is just a form, so they don't hold it. The Eucharist of all Christian denominations is presided over by clergy.
The bread and wine in the Eucharist represent the death of the Lord, that is, the body of the Lord, but not the body of the Lord. Bread is bread and wine is wine. Unlike some people think, bread and wine become the body of the Lord after blessing and prayer. This is because people don't understand the Eucharist. Eucharist is only a taste of the Lord's body, but they are not the Lord's body. The purpose of the Eucharist is to remind us that when we see this ceremony, the Lord Jesus Christ was crucified for our sins and gave himself up for our sins.
The broken bread means that the Lord gave up his life for us; Pouring wine shows that the blood of the Lord will flow for us sinners. When we accept this bread and wine, we should thank our Lord-the Lord sitting at the right hand of the Father is not the Lord in our hearts. If we thank the Lord in our hearts and pray to him, we will fall into idolatry. Let's not take this bread and wine as idols. They are not the Lord Jesus.
Although this bread and wine is not the body of Christ, it shows the body of Christ in advance, so it is more noble than anything in the world, so we should respect them more and don't treat them as normal. It's like seeing pictures of our dead relatives. We must not step on our feet disrespectfully because this photo is only a photo of our relatives, not their own photos. For those who receive the Eucharist with rights and confidence, it is equivalent to eating and drinking the body of the Lord, tasting the blood of the Lord and getting the benefits of the Eucharist. Because the body and blood of the Lord can support our spiritual life, just as the word of the Lord can support our spiritual life.
Eucharist is also the Passover in the New Testament, so the Lord Jesus is the lamb. The three external grace methods established by the Lord Jesus Christ for us all revolve around and witness the theme of salvation: "Jesus gave himself for my sins according to the will of God the Father, and saved me from this sinful generation, so that I could glorify God in all things and take pleasure in God." The Eucharist and baptism in the Eucharist show and confirm that it is the Lord Jesus Christ who gave himself up for our sins and saved us from this sinful generation.
Conclusion The main materials of Eucharist are unleavened cakes and grape juice. The first Sunday of 10 every year is World Eucharist Sunday, which was established in memory of Jesus.