This is part of a series on Roman Catholicism and the eucharist. See this index. I have received a number of standard objections to the claim that “the eucharist in the early church was the tithe offering.” Here are a couple of the most common ones: Then the church was …
This is part of a series on Roman Catholicism and the eucharist. See this index. I’ve been reading the recent writings of Bruce Charlton, where he appears to assert—in his recent post “If I do it, then it can’t be bad…” (The example of “AI”)“—that AI is inherently evil and …
This is part of a series on Roman Catholicism and the eucharist. See this index. In “The Eucharist, Redux #4,” we discussed Craig Truglia’s claim that Jesus did not use unleavened bread at the Last Supper. As I pointed out, Truglia’s strongest argument was primarily one of grammar, not one …
This is part of a series on Roman Catholicism and the eucharist. See this index. The 40-part series on the eucharist focused primarily on the liturgy itself. But there is some question as to whether or not the Eucharist involves leavened or unleavened bread. The Orthodox assert that it is …
This is part of a series on Roman Catholicism and the eucharist. See this index. Over at dioseschucha, there is a good article on “The Law of God and the Law of Moses.” Its well worth a read regarding what portions of the Old Testament are still in force and …
This is part of a series on Roman Catholicism and the eucharist. See this index. Throughout the 40-part series on the Eucharist, I often demonstrated, but did not define, what the early church meant by eucharist. In “Part 8: Interlude” I discussed the meaning in more detail. That provides a lot …
This is part of a series on Roman Catholicism and the eucharist. See this index. Copy-and-Paste Apologetics A while back I did a 40-part series on the Eucharist entitled “What the Earliest Christians Wrote About the Eucharist.” It was based on a post made by Roman Catholic apologist Fish Eaters. …
Here is a short supplement to what we have been discussing. A reminder that this is a fulfillment of prophecy.
This is part of a series on Roman Catholicism. See this index. In Part 1, we discussed how Gunner Q had identified the Jewish Tefillin as the Mark of the Beast. John the Revelator described the Mark of the Beast in the book of Revelation:[1] In scripture there are just three primary …
Summary The chart above summarizes what we’ve found throughout this series. First, the ancient liturgy… Dismissal Eucharist Oblation Epiclesis Lord’s Supper …is strongly attested to. Sixteen out of seventeen writers that we examined in the first 300 years affirmatively assert an ancient, non-Roman liturgy. They don’t always discuss all aspects …