| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| | <center>{{cquote|Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ '''once for all'''. <small>[emphasis added]</small>|||Hebrews 10:9–10}}</center> | | <center>{{cquote|Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ '''once for all'''. <small>[emphasis added]</small>|||Hebrews 10:9–10}}</center> |
| | [[File:St clement eucharist.jpg|thumbnail|450px|right|St. Clement of Alexandria on the Eucharist. The city of Alexandria in antiquity was known for being a hotbed of anti-Jewish, pagan, Gnostic occultism.<ref>Goubej, Wendy (October 16, 2009). [https://amazingdiscoveries.org/AD-newsletter-fall-2008-Forgotten_History#! A Forgotten History: Back to the Mother Church]. ''Amazing Discoveries''. Retrieved September 14, 2023.</ref>]] | | [[File:St clement eucharist.jpg|thumbnail|450px|right|St. Clement of Alexandria on the Eucharist. The city of Alexandria in antiquity was known for being a hotbed of anti-Jewish, pagan, Gnostic occultism.<ref>Goubej, Wendy (October 16, 2009). [https://amazingdiscoveries.org/AD-newsletter-fall-2008-Forgotten_History#! A Forgotten History: Back to the Mother Church]. ''Amazing Discoveries''. Retrieved September 14, 2023.</ref>]] |
| − | The '''Eucharist''' (Greek: ''Eu-'' "good" + ''charisto'' "giving, gift, offering"; "Thanksgiving", "Giving of Thanks") is the [[Sacrament]] for the body of [[Christ]] as celebrated among members of the older [[Christian]] churches, including [[Catholic]]s, [[Anglican]]s, [[Orthodox]] Christians, and some [[Protestantism|Protestants]] (most notably the [[Lutheran]]s). | + | The '''Eucharist''' (Greek: ''Eu-'' "good" + ''charisto'' "giving, gift, offering"; "Thanksgiving", "Giving of Thanks") is the [[Sacrament]] for the body of [[Christ]] as celebrated among members of the older [[Christian]] churches, including [[Catholic]]s, [[Lutheran]]s, [[Anglican]]s, and [[Orthodox]] Christians, as well as those of other Christian denominations. |
| | | | |
| | The ceremony is also called the '''Holy Eucharist''', '''Holy Communion''', '''Communion''', and '''The Lord's Supper''' (the latter term most common among Evangelical and Fundamentalist churches who avoid use of any terms associated with Roman Catholicism, due to their opposition to transubstantiation). This act of [[worship]] in Christian churches re-enacts the [[Last Supper]] when [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] served bread and wine, perhaps miraculously, to his disciples on the night before he was crucified. The essential role of the Eucharist is emphasized at [[John 1-7 (Translated)#6:51|John 6:51-58]]. | | The ceremony is also called the '''Holy Eucharist''', '''Holy Communion''', '''Communion''', and '''The Lord's Supper''' (the latter term most common among Evangelical and Fundamentalist churches who avoid use of any terms associated with Roman Catholicism, due to their opposition to transubstantiation). This act of [[worship]] in Christian churches re-enacts the [[Last Supper]] when [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] served bread and wine, perhaps miraculously, to his disciples on the night before he was crucified. The essential role of the Eucharist is emphasized at [[John 1-7 (Translated)#6:51|John 6:51-58]]. |