Expert: George A. Card,sfo, M.I - 9/3/2010

Question
QUESTION: The Cross, was and is the sign of a new covenant. Jesus said the bread and wine were signs of a new covenant being brought into existance. The old testament is no more valid since a new one has been instituted, and it came into force when the testator died on Calvary... A will is not valid until the one who made it is dead.. That is what Jesus was saying at the supper... Which is why He said, REMEMBER MY DEATH... Not to crucify Him, again, and again, and again.. The wine and bread were symbolic of a covenant from the begining. A covenant between two nations was always solidified through partaking of bread and wine..

Barelohim.

ANSWER: Peace

He didn't say they were signs but were HIS body and blood, given for the New Covenant.
     As a Hebrewism: To remember someone death, is the recall whole life of the person. In this case its recall Christ rising from the dead.
Partaking of Bread and Wine was not always sign between nations of a covenant. Please Name an OT example or another from another source.

Catholic don't believe "crucifying" Him, again and again but do like to celebrate the fact that our victory is in Him, who chose to be crucified for us, and to boldly proclaim He is alive!!





         your servant but Christ's first
         George


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QUESTION:
ASV: John Chapter 6

[63] It is the spirit that giveth life; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, and are life.

The partaking of Jesus' flesh and blood profits nothing!

The Words that Jesus spoke are true food and drink..for they are Spirit, and are Life....

The death of Jesus, giving His fleshly body, and His Flesh lifes blood, all spoke of the flesh, the sinful flesh of mankind. That He might show that man has a spirit, in need or regeneration. God is a spirit, and  his childdren are spiritual children not fleshly ones.... Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom.. Unless one is born again, born from above, thus becoming a spiritual child of God, through that new covenant that Jesus inaugarated through dying as the testor of that covenant had to, in order for it to come into effect, then they remain fleshly children trying as they might to attain to a covenant, which is spiritual, and not as those drawn up for the Old testament and the Law....!

Jesus never said "remember my Life, but remember my death!" In His life, He could only be one place at a time. After His death He could be, in every believer all over this world, during any space of time.

Alive, yes, spiritually! Which is the only way one can know Him.. Which is what all His children are as well.

Incidently, If Mary is Queen, And Jesus is King of Kings,  and He is betrothed to the bride, how is His mother, the Queen?
Mary was his mother physically, but not spiritually! For even Jesus said, " of anyone born of a woman, John the baptist is the greatest.....

Sorry Peter was also born of a woman, so Jesus said John was more..  Since Peter wrote two of the letters in the New testament, why did he not mention this? And why did Paul, who knew Peter, in all his epistles not mention this. Matter of fact Paul even rebuked Peter to his face for being a hypocrite and leading some away from the faith?

I think, instead of partaking of so much of the bread and wine, one must indulge themselves more in the Word of God....

Sincerely In Christ
Bar.   

Peter was His First Vicar
Benedict XVI is His Current Vicar (God Bless Him)


Answer
Peace

The Apostle John wrote:

So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves (6:53)


Christ also remember His death, as a Jew of the Hebrew nation, therefore it should be understood as He would have meant it as such. In modern American, He would have perhaps have said: Remember all that I have done for you, including dying for you on the cross and rising from the grave after 3 days.


Simon who was called Peter, was indeed born of woman. Being humble, He didn't boast of his appointment as the first pope. But he did redirect others before Pentecost on how to pick a successor to the Betrayer. He also was the first Christian preacher on Pentecost. And did baptize the first non Jew. And many other 1st as the first Christian pastor.

St. Paul did indeed rebuked a Peter. Was it St. Simon-Peter? Does not matter, for St. Paul rebuked that Peter for his behavior not his doctrinal pronouncements.


         your servant but Christ's first
         George