Question 80: How does the Holy Communion differ from the Roman Catholic Mass?

 

Question 80: How does the Holy Communion differ from the Roman Catholic Mass?

Answer: The Holy Communion declares that our sins are completely forgiven through the eternal atonement of Jesus Christ, offered once for all on the cross. It also declares that the Holy Spirit unites us to Christ, who is at the right hand of the Father in heaven and is worshipped by us. However, the Mass teaches that forgiveness of sins cannot be obtained through Christ's suffering on the cross unless the body of Christ is offered daily by priests for the living and the dead. It also teaches that the body of Christ is present in the form of bread and wine, where Christ is worshipped. Therefore, the Mass fundamentally denies the one sacrifice of Jesus Christ and is an accursed idolatry.

The declaration that "our sins are completely forgiven through the eternal atonement of Jesus Christ, offered once for all on the cross" is not made in the Eucharist, but in the rite of baptism. Baptism involves both water baptism and the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Upon entering the water, the body is declared dead, and upon emerging from the water, the body is declared reborn by the Holy Spirit.

Romans 6:3-5 “Or do you not know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried with him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his.”

Even if the pastor declares this through the baptismal ceremony, the baptized believer's state of mind is tested, just as Jesus was tempted by Satan. The believer, too, is tested to see if he is immersed in legalism, superstition, or mysticism. The believer must pass this test. No one knows the time or day. Some will never pass. The Bible says that many are called, but few are chosen.

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