As a prot; the Real Presence is not a familiar doctrine.
Matthew 28:20
King James Version (KJV)
20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
I have to suspect this verse relates somehow.
The Spirit is indeed here as a Comforter and Friend.
Jesus lives, and guides his Bride to the Truth.
would the Holy Spirit not lead the Church correctly for 16 centuries on what the Eucharist is? 16 centuries is a long time, don’t you agree?
Wikipedia has a decent entry on the Real presence of Christ in the Eucharist that gives all the different viewpoints.
You wrote:
“As a prot; the Real Presence is not a familiar doctrine.”
It should be. After all it’s really a Protestant phrase. Catholics only used it once or twice before the Protestant Revolution. Protestants actually popularized the phrase. Kind of ironic considering how many Protestants no longer believe in it today.
Do note OneName that not all non-Catholics say that “the Real Presence is not a familiar doctrine” — it is what our Lutheran and traditional Anglican brethren believe in as well.
What came first oral preaching or the written word?
Read this because it contains preachings from the 1st and 2nd century about the real presence.
http://www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/father/fathers.htm
I might add that Martin Luther believed in a form of the real presence, as do traditionalist Lutherans.