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Some of the Orthodox and Aramaic Churches understand the Real Presence of Christ in assumptionist terms rather than by transubstantion. The assumptionist understanding is analogous to the way the Son of God took on human flesh. When the Son of God became man, He did so, not by obliterating the humanity by His divininity but rather "taking up"  or assuming humanity into Himself. Thus He became truly the Son of God and the Son of Man - a true unity of Deity and Humanity. They hold similarly in the Eucharist. After the consecration of the bread and wine, Jesus' real presence is there, His body and blood with all the attendant life, strength and grace, and this has been done without the obliteration of bread and wine, but, as in the words of Ireaneaus, plain bread has become "heavenly bread" by being assumed into the more dominant flesh of the Son of God, and so with blessed wine.  

Some of the Orthodox and Aramaic Churches understand the Real Presence of Christ in assumptionist terms rather than by transubstantion. The assumptionist understanding is analogous to the way the Son of God took on human flesh. When the Son of God became man, He did so, not by obliterating the humanity by His divininity but rather "taking up"  or assuming humanity into Himself. Thus He became truly the Son of God and the Son of Man - a true unity of Deity and Humanity. They hold similarly in the Eucharist. After the consecration of the bread and wine, Jesus' real presence is there, His body and blood with all the attendant life, strength and grace, and this has been done without the obliteration of bread and wine, but, as in the words of Ireaneaus, plain bread has become "heavenly bread" by being assumed into the more dominant flesh of the Son of God, and so with blessed wine.  

[[Category:Christian Theology]]

[[Category:Christian Theology]]