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Consuming the Word of God in the Eucharist.

When Christians talk about consuming the word of God as food, there is no greater apologetic as a Catholic to talk about the Eucharist. As Catholics, we believe that Christ is present in the Eucharist that it actually becomes the body and blood of Jesus. In the Bible Christ is described as the word of God ; " The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." John 1:14 NIV. The word of God is present among us when we consume the Eucharistic meal, more so than in any other part of the Mass. When we consume Christ, the Living Word, we partake in His Divine Nature. At conversion, we become more united to Jesus through repentance and faith, but it is in the sharing in the life of the church that we can experience Christ more fully.  At Baptism we enter into a more perfect union with Christ, but in the sharing of communion or the Eucharist we consume the body of Chri...

The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

In the bible Jesus is described as the light that has come into the world, however we are also described as lights. Why is light important? It is important because without it we can not see, when Jesus is described as light it is referring to Him as the Logos, or the word of God (John 1:1 NIV) Jesus as the word of God gives light to mankind through his life, death, and resurrection and the bible promises that those who become born again by believing on His name, will have eternal life. The reason why he is refereed to as the word of God is because his nature is truth, and Jesus in his incarnation on earth was full of grace and truth, (John 1:14 NIV) " The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." Jesus can be referred to as the word of God  because he was sinless, (1 John 3:5 NIV) " But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And ...