What
is Consubstantiation?”
By Eric William King
This word “Consubstantiation”
has to do with what happens at the Lord’s Supper to the bread and wine after
consecration. It teaches that after consecration, which is the Word of God
spoken over the elements, they become present with the literal body and blood
of Christ but that the physical bread and wine still remain the same, they do
not “transform”. Thus consubstantiation is not “transubstantiation”.
The prefix con- means “with” which means
that the bread does not “become”
the body and flesh but contains the body and flesh. The bread tastes like unleavened bread, not flesh, and the wine tastes like wine, not blood. However, these two essential elements, the flesh and the blood, remain as co-existing elements with the bread and wine. This is a mystery, the mystery of the Eucharist.
the body and flesh but contains the body and flesh. The bread tastes like unleavened bread, not flesh, and the wine tastes like wine, not blood. However, these two essential elements, the flesh and the blood, remain as co-existing elements with the bread and wine. This is a mystery, the mystery of the Eucharist.
St Luther did teach that the body and blood of Christ are
present "in, with, and under the forms" of bread and wine, and
present-day Lutherans hold to this statement while disagreeing about its exact
meaning.
I hope this has helped you more fully
understand this mystery. Please continue your studies here at “The Shepherds Way” and “Nugget of Truth”.
Eric William King (April 23rd
2020)
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