Message: Spirit and Truth
“The Lord’s Supper, Holy Communion, or the Eucharist is eating bread and drinking wine in remembrance of Christ’s body broken and his blood shed for us, in anticipation of his joyous return. The cup is sharing in Christ’s blood and the bread is a sharing in his body. The real presence of Christ does not come through some change in the bread and wine (as the Lutherans and Catholics believe) or through Christ being in or under the elements, but rather we are lifted up into the presence of Christ by faith in the power of the Holy Spirit.” This is Calvin’s view of this sacrament. This understanding of communion is known as Spiritual presence.
Catechism for Today: Question 8
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