We invite you to submit questions and topics about religion and/or questions for discussion. Selected topics will be addressed by an ordained member of the Advent staff and posted below.

We believe in the real presence of Christ, but our concept of the real presence differs from that of the Roman Catholic Church, inasmuch as we reject the doctrine of transubstantiation. Our Articles of Religion, specifically Article XXVIII (page 873 Book of Common Prayer) “Of the Lord’s Supper” addresses your question:

“The Supper of the Lord is not only a sign of the love that Christians ought to have among themselves one to another, but rather it is a Sacrament of our Redemption by Christ’s death: insomuch that to such as rightly, worthily, and with faith, receive the same, the Bread which we break is a partaking of the Body of Christ; and likewise the Cup of Blessing is a partaking of the Blood of Christ.

Transubstantiation (or the change of the substance of Bread and Wine) in the Supper of the Lord, cannot be proved by Holy Writ; but is repugnant to the plain words of Scripture, overthroweth the nature of a Sacrament, and hath given occasion to many superstitions.

The Body of Christ is given, taken, and eaten, in the Supper, only after an heavenly and spiritual manner. And the mean whereby the Body of Christ is received and eaten in the Supper, is Faith.

The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper was not by Christ’s ordinance reserved, carried about, lifted up, or worshipped.”