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To: Arthur McGowan; metmom
>>That reason ceased to exist when the victim was no longer an animal, but Jesus himself.<<

And your evidence from scripture after the statement of the apostles in Acts 15 is what??

194 posted on 01/29/2015 1:51:59 PM PST by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)
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To: CynicalBear

Simple. The Church was in the midst of a great debate about the Jewish Law. How much of it was it necessary to observe? Notice that the Council of Jerusalem reduces observance of the Law to a bare minimum. Later, Paul led the movement to put aside ALL of the Jewish ritual law—even circumcision.

So, what was determined by the Council of Jerusalem was a compromise. It was not for all time.

Also: the reference to not drinking blood concerns ANIMAL sacrifices, not the blood of Jesus in the Eucharist. In fact, at this time, Christians sometimes ate meat sacrificed by Jews, and sometimes by pagans.

St. Paul writes about receiving the body and blood of Jesus in the Eucharist. He says that one who receives unworthily is “guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.”


197 posted on 01/29/2015 2:08:33 PM PST by Arthur McGowan
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