This Is My Body: Luther’s Contention for the Real Presence in the Sacrament of the Altar (Biblia.com)

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Originally published in 1959, this text from prolific author and theologian Hermann Sasse examines Luther’s assertion of the real presence of Christ in the Sacrament of Communion. Sasse explores the origin of the Eucharistic Dogma in the Medieval period, Luther’s foundation for his doctrine in Scripture, contention with other reformers, the ensuing conflicts, and much more.

Nothing else is Lutheran doctrine: The consecrated bread is the body, the consecrated wine is the blood of Christ. How that is possible, no man on earth can say. What we know is that Christ Himself gave this explanation by saying: “This is my body.… This is my blood of the New Covenant.” On the basis of these words of Christ, Luther believes in the Real Presence without trying to build up a theory comparable to the theories of impanation, transubstantiation, consubstantiation, or whatever the subtle

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