#Capernaitic

[thenewgeneva]

The Reformed View Of The Lord's Supper

What is the Reformed view of the Lord’s Supper? How is it different from the Lutheranism? Do we believe in the true presence of Christ? These are just some of the questions we'll answer in today's post! 🍞🍷

How do Reformed Christians understand the Lord’s Supper? How is the Reformed understanding different from what Evangelicals and Lutherans believe? Do we believe in the true presence of Christ in the Supper? In this post, I will be drawing a great deal from the Reformed Confessions and John Calvin, as I seek to articulate the Reformed view of the Lord’s Supper. The First Lord’s Supper “When…

[thelowlystylite]

I Learned A New Word Today

my new word is

as in

“A Capernatic understanding of the Eucharist.”

From the word “Capernaite” meaning “from Capernaum” (because Jesus said something cryptic in Capernaum that needs to be debated for the next 800 years.)

This is a cool word you will learn if you just happen to be studying the Ratramnus vs Radbertus controversy.

WHICH IS THE LONG ARGUMENT ABOUT WHY WE’RE EATING JESUS’S BODY and drinking his blood.  Like you do.

[reformedontheweb]

John 6:44

Joh 6:44 KJV No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

John Gill

"No man can come to me,...." That is, by faith, as in Joh 6:35; for otherwise they could corporeally come to him, but not spiritually; because they had neither power nor will of themselves; being dead in trespasses and sins, and impotent to everything that is spiritual: and whilst men are in a state of unregeneracy, blindness, and darkness, they see no need of coming to Christ, nor anything in him worth coming for; they are prejudiced against him, and their hearts are set on other things; and besides, coming to Christ and believing in Christ being the same thing, it is certain faith is not of a man's self, it is the gift of God, and the operation of his Spirit; and therefore efficacious grace must be exerted to enable a soul to come to Christ; which is expressed in the following words,

"except the Father which hath sent me, draw him: ..." which is not to be understood of moral persuasion, or a being persuaded and prevailed upon to come to Christ by the consideration of the mighty works which God had done to justify that he was the true Messiah, but of the internal and powerful influence of the grace of God; for this act of drawing is something distinct from, and superior to, both doctrine and miracles. The Capernaites had heard the doctrine of Christ, which was taught with authority, and had seen his miracles, which were full proofs of his being the Messiah, and yet believed not, but murmured at his person and parentage. This gave occasion to Christ to observe to them, that something more than these was necessary to their coming to him, or savingly believing in him; even the powerful and efficacious grace of the Father in drawing: and if it be considered what men in conversion are drawn off "from" and "to", from their beloved lusts and darling righteousness; to look unto, and rely upon Christ alone for salvation; from that which was before so very agreeable, to that which, previous to this work, was so very disagreeable; to what else can this be ascribed, but to unfrustrable and insuperable grace? but though this act of drawing is an act of power, yet not of force; God in drawing of unwilling, makes willing in the day of his power: he enlightens the understanding, bends the will, gives an heart of flesh, sweetly allures by the power of his grace, and engages the soul to come to Christ, and give up itself to him; he draws with the bands of love.

[buggie-hagen]

Then he said, "Eat and drink." Under these circumstances, such a command cannot be understood in any other way but as eating and drinking orally, though certainly not in a crude, fleshly, Capernaitic manner, but supernaturally and incomprehensibly.

~Formula of Concord, Solid Declaration 7:64

[thenewgeneva]

The Reformed View Of The Lord's Supper

What is the Reformed view of the Lord’s Supper? How is it different from the Lutheranism? Do we believe in the true presence of Christ? These are just some of the questions we'll answer in today's post! 🍞🍷

How do Reformed Christians understand the Lord’s Supper? How is the Reformed understanding different from what Evangelicals and Lutherans believe? Do we believe in the true presence of Christ in the Supper? In this post, I will be drawing a great deal from the Reformed Confessions and John Calvin, as I seek to articulate the Reformed view of the Lord’s Supper. The First Lord’s Supper “When…

[buggie-hagen]

We also hereby condemn the Capernaitic eating of the body of Christ. It suggests that his flesh is chewed up with the teeth and digested like other food.

~Formula of Concord, Epitome 7:42

[buggie-hagen]

We believe, teach, and confess that the body and blood of Christ are received not only spiritually through faith but also orally with the bread and wine, though not in Capernaitic fashion but rather in a supernatural, heavenly way because of the sacramental union of the elements.

~Formula of Concord, Epitome 7:15

[buggie-hagen]

We believe, teach, and confess that the body and blood of Christ are received not only spiritually through faith but also orally with the bread and wine, though not in Capernaitic fashion but rather in a supernatural, heavenly way because of the sacramental union of the elements. The words of Christ clearly demonstrate this, when Christ said, “take, eat, and drink,” and the apostles did this. For it is written, “and they all drank from it” (Mark 14[:23]]). Likewise, Saint Paul says, “The bread, which we break, is a Communion with the body of Christ” [1 Cor. 10:16], that is, who eats this bread eats the body of Christ. The leading teachers of the ancient church--Chrysostom, Cyprian, Leo I, Gregory, Ambrose, Augustine, and others--unanimously testify to this.

~Formula of Concord, Epitome VII:15 “Holy Supper”

[buggie-hagen]

Therefore with mouth and heart we reject and condemn as false, erroneous, and deceptive all sacramentarian opiniones and teachings which are inconsistent with, opposed to, or contrary to the teaching set forth above and based upon God’s Word: 

16. We also reject and condemn all the impudent, scornful, blasphemous questions and expressions, which are advanced in a crude, fleshly Capernaitic manner, regarding the supernatural, heavenly mystery of this Supper.

~Formula of Concord, Solid Declaration 7:112, 127

[buggie-hagen]

We also hereby completely condemn the Capernaitic eating of the body of Christ. It suggests that his flesh is chewed up with the teeth and digested like other food. The sacramentarians maliciously attribute this view to us against the witness of their own conscience, despite our many protests. In this way they make our teaching detestable among their hearers. On the contrary, on the basis of the simple words of Christ's testament, we hold and teach the true, but supernatural, eating of the body of Christ and the drinking of his blood. Human reason and understanding cannot grasp this, but our understanding must be taken captive by obedience to Christ here as in all other articles of faith. Such a mystery cannot be grasped except by faith and is revealed alone in the Word.

Formula of Concord, Epitome VII:42 “Holy Supper”