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Is Communion Symbolic or Is It Really the Body and Blood of Christ?

February 3, 2023

Adriel Sanchez

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Word and Sacrament

Is Communion Symbolic or Is It Really the Body and Blood of Christ?

25 min

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Word and Sacrament

Is Communion Symbolic or Is It Really the Body and Blood of Christ?

25 min

Episode 1156 Show Notes

From the Show

This is a sign, but it is not bare or empty. Communion is a sign that is connected to the reality that it signifies: Christ, his benefits, his body and blood. And by faith we receive that reality.

– Pastor Adriel Sanchez

Is Communion Symbolic or Is It Really the Body and Blood of Christ?

Questions in this Episode

  1. What did Jesus give up for my salvation?
  2. Is it important to become an official member of a church?
  3. Is it OK to go to Catholic Mass on Saturday and a Protestant church on Sunday?
  4. In communion, do the bread and wine turn into the body and blood of Christ?
  5. If God is real, why would he allow me to be sexually abused?

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Adriel Sanchez

Adriel Sanchez is the pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church (PCA) in San Diego, CA. He received his theological training from Westminster Seminary California and serves as host of Core Christianity. Adriel is the author of Praying with Jesus and, most recently, Why We Worship: Experiencing Heaven on Earth at Church. He and his wife, Ysabel, have six children.

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