Oh but you fail to note that Jesus said that one must eat of this bread to have eternal life and then He took bread, broke it and gave thanks and gave it to them saying “Take this and eat of it, this is MY BODY.
Yep, fail is the right word.
Why catholics continually fail and have been easily deceived by the DECEIVER is that they have no UNDERSTANDING of the supernatural which JESUS was talking about. Jesus gave up HIS BODY and shed ALL His Blood for all to be saved and now you are eating and drinking it? That's demonstrating a belief that you don't believe Jesus - exactly what the deceiver wants you to believe - that JESUS didn't give up His Body/Blood for you. Participating in it makes it a personal belief - and the guilt of it - is one catholics 'own' individually, they have no Savior. What Jesus did for all, HE didn't do for them.
Catholics are not spirit filled so they have NO understanding what Jesus was teaching. They take it literally for that is all the understanding they have since they chose to be in a 'worldly and secular' church.
Satan's kingdom is made up of 'man-made teachings' and satan's followers cannot understand the things of God which are Spirit/supernatural. Transubstantiation is a man made belief and those who bow to it, bow to satan unknowingly. However, they remain unteachable so now they do it 'all on their own accord'. So now they have no eternal life but a life deemed to hell - just where satan wants them.
'Man made teachings' teach of purgatory, which is unbiblical. There is heaven and hell. Purgatory is hell - 'man' simply changed the name of 'the place of fire'. The deceiver is a LIAR - satan's only weapon is deception and teaches worship of man is not worship but 'venerate'. The deceiver LIES. The bible calls it idolatry. 'Man made teachings' void God's Word. So it's not surprising God's Word is not Catholics final authority BUT it will be on Judgement Day and they will have NO ONE to blame but themselves.
Then it's way too late then to even kick themselves for allowing themselves to be deceived and being so prideful while being 'religious'. Did they really think the 'angel of light' was going to show his true colors? Realizing then, if they ONLY LISTENED and OBEYED GOD'S WORD ALONE - no one could have deceived them. Being unteachable is being prideful. Living w/that knowledge for eternity - that they did it all to themselves - for they won't entertain that now - but they WILL have that knowledge and entertain it for eternity and that they, personally, defended the indefensible themselves.