Human sacrifice (paradise, churches, protestant, quote)

[sanspeur]

Why do Christians celebrate it?

[ptsum]

Originally Posted by sanspeur

Why do Christians celebrate it?

sanspeur, for those who don't understand you may have to explain the sacrament........

[Asheville Native]

Originally Posted by sanspeur

Why do Christians celebrate it?

by means of ritualistic drinking of blood and eating of flesh......

[Miss Blue]

Some denominations do take the bread and wine/juice literally to be the actual flesh and blood of Jesus.

Others take the bread and wine/juice as symbolic just as Jesus did at the last supper. He said "Do this in rememberance of me"..

There was a time, before I dropped out of organized religion, that I took it weekly in rememberance of His sacrifice..

[motorman]

Originally Posted by Asheville Native

by means of ritualistic drinking of blood and eating of flesh......

Just ask old Mel Gibson what turns Christians on--his blood-splattered gore-fest "Passion of The Christ" pandered to their most primitive and cherished sacrificial fantasies, bringing them by the thousands into the cinemas, like moths to a flame. Needless to say, this already wealthy actor/director took many more millions to the bank, laughing all the way...

[Padgett2]

Does any church or church group celebrate "human sacrifice?"

I don't think we could consider the Christ's death as a "human" sacrifice.

I may be wrong, but the Communion Service in most, if not all protestant churches is a celebration of the Last Supper.

[Simplefool]

To which sacrament are you referring, I would assume the "blessed" sacrament in which partakes in the consumption of the "flesh and blood". In which case it is obviously not supposed to be taken literally, as it wasn't even during the last supper. If, sanspeur, you are referring to the sacrifice of Christ, it was not a sacrifice man made. Jesus sacrificed himself to save mankind.

[Woodrow LI]

Originally Posted by Padgett2

Does any church or church group celebrate "human sacrifice?"

I don't think we could consider the Christ's death as a "human" sacrifice.

I may be wrong, but the Communion Service in most, if not all protestant churches is a celebration of the Last Supper.

I don't think we could consider the Christ's death as a "human" sacrifice.

Then why do so many Christians believe it actually happened and served a purpose?

If Christians do not believe it was a sacrifice, then that means they do not believe it was required. If they do not believe it was a human sacrifice that means Jesus(PBUH) was not human.

Makes far more sense and shows a truly loving God(swt) if he somehow intervened and stopped it from happening.

[sanspeur]

Originally Posted by Woodrow LI

I don't think we could consider the Christ's death as a "human" sacrifice.

Then why do so many Christians believe it actually happened and served a purpose?

If Christians do not believe it was a sacrifice, then that means they do not believe it was required. If they do not believe it was a human sacrifice that means Jesus(PBUH) was not human.

Makes far more sense and shows a truly loving God(swt) if he somehow intervened and stopped it from happening.

I was wondering if a Christian would know what I meant, but you understand what I was talking about...The doctrine is that Christ was sacrificed on the cross to absolve his followers of sin...I believe that is the main tenant of Christian belief, is it not?

The beliefs of most denominations of Christianity hinge upon a single, specific human sacrifice: that of Christ. Christians believe that in order to gain access to paradise in the afterlife each individual person must somehow become a partaker in that all-important human sacrifice for the atonement of their personal sins.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_sacrifice

[Padgett2]

Originally Posted by Woodrow LI

I don't think we could consider the Christ's death as a "human" sacrifice.

Then why do so many Christians believe it actually happened and served a purpose?

If Christians do not believe it was a sacrifice, then that means they do not believe it was required. If they do not believe it was a human sacrifice that means Jesus(PBUH) was not human.

Makes far more sense and shows a truly loving God(swt) if he somehow intervened and stopped it from happening.

Let me get this straight in my mind.....I think The Christ was the Son of God, therefore, He was NOT HUMAN.

So, you think He really was human??

He was sacrificed for the humans, but he was not a HUMAN sacrifice.