Do the bread and wine become the real body and blood of Christ?
Heidelberg Catechism
Do the bread and wine become the real body and blood of Christ?
Gratitude
Question 78


Heidelberg Catechism
Do the bread and wine become the real body and blood of Christ?
Gratitude
Question 78
Question
Do the bread and wine become the real body and blood of Christ?
Answer
No. Just as the water of baptism is not changed into Christ's blood and does not itself wash away sins but is simply a divine sign and assurance1 of these things, so too the holy bread of the Lord's Supper does not become the actual body of Christ,2 even though it is called the body of Christ3 in keeping with the nature and language of sacraments.4