![]() Many social media users expressed alarm at Chan’s thoughts here, apparently fearing that he is bound for conversion to Catholicism. Today, the Catholic Church holds to transubstantiation while there is a huge variety of theological interpretations among other branches of Christianity, ranging from the idea that Jesus is “spiritually present” to the elements to the belief that the bread and wine merely signify a time of remembrance. The belief did not meet significant, organized pushback until the 1500s, when the Book of Common Prayer popularized what’s known as the “Memorialist” doctrine of Communion among Anglicans, holding that the bread and wine were outward symbols of inward devotion. Throughout history, most of the Church held to the doctrine of transubstantiation. On communion, Chan’s history here is mostly correct. ![]() ![]() (Clip) Holy Communion, the Reason for the Gathering of the Church by Francis Chan #francischan #communion #jesus /0Zm61bqmRI- January 6, 2020Ĭhan goes on to say that for most of Church history, pulpits were not used to church services in order to foster the notion of unity around Jesus, instead of around a person. ![]()
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