78
Are
then
the
bread
and
wine
changed
into
the
real
body
and
blood
of
Christ?
78
No.
78
Just
as
the
water
of
baptism
is
not
changed
into
the
blood
of
Christ
and
is
not
the
washing
away
of
sins
itself
but
is
simply
God's
sign
and
pledge,
1
so
also
the
bread
in
the
Lord's
supper
does
not
become
the
body
of
Christ
itself,
2
although
it
is
called
Christ's
body
3
in
keeping
with
the
nature
and
usage
of
sacraments.
4
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Why
then
does
Christ
call
the
bread
his
body
and
the
cup
his
blood,
or
the
new
covenant
in
his
blood,
and
why
does
Paul
speak
of
a
participation
in
the
body
and
blood
of
Christ?
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But,
even
more
important,
he
wants
to
assure
us
by
this
visible
sign
and
pledge,
first,
that
through
the
working
of
the
Holy
Spirit
we
share
in
his
true
body
and
blood
as
surely
as
we
receive
with
our
mouth
these
holy
signs
in
remembrance
of
him,
2
and,
second,
that
all
his
suffering
and
obedience
are
as
certainly
ours
as
if
we
personally
had
suffered
and
paid
for
our
sins.
3