At July 8, 2026, 9:25 p.m. Real_The_Founder said: This is an important passage, and many good questions. Before knowing the answer however, we must first understand what is happening here. John here is reporting the words of Jesus Christ after his feeding of the 5000, the same people who are seeking the teachings of Jesus after they had their fill. They wanted more teaching because they were filled with earthly things, so Jesus teaches them to not work for the earthly things, but for the heavenly things, and so declares that he is the Bread of Life who came from heaven, declaring that he is the only way to the Father. The teaching here indeed is very hard; even his most intimate and closest disciples could not understand what he was getting at. The Greek, if I recall correctly, does actually imply the real, true, and living Body and Blood of Christ. It is not a metaphorical teaching, nor abstract, but the actual and real Body and Blood of Christ. That is why the teaching was so hard to the people listening; they thought that Christ was teaching cannibalism. Of course, this isn't true, Christ does not command us to commit cannibalism, for that is hated by God. Notice that in John's Gospel, he never writes down the words of institution for the Eucharist (This is my body etc.), but includes this particular passage to inform his readers about the real and true Prescence of Christ in the bread and wine used in Holy Communion, after the words of consecration of course. This is confirmed by the famous Eucharistic Miracles from the Catholic Church, from the earliest days of Christianity until today. Jesus Christ is truly and really present in the Eucharist, and it is the teaching of the Early Church and Church Fathers such as Saint Justin Martyr, that the bread and wine are the real, true, and living Body and Blood of Christ, the same Christ that was crucified on Calvary in AD 30. The same Christ who also rose from the dead three days after his death. Now the Eucharistic Miracles are revealed by God so as to strengthen our faith in partaking of the Holy Eucharist. They still retain the outward appearance of bread and wine after the words of consecration, but by the faith that Christ has given us, when we partake of the Holy Eucharist with belief and faith in Jesus Christ, then and only then do we truly eat the real Body and Blood of Christ. The witness of Christ's truth in his words and our own faith, alongside with the Eucharistic Miracles, do confirm that the bread and wine are truly the Body and Blood of Christ. Now, this ends my first section.

At July 8, 2026, 9:34 p.m. Real_The_Founder said: This second section would be answers to the rest of your questions. The Holy Eucharist indeed does give us life, because it is truly the Body and Blood of Christ, and the Body and Blood of Christ carry significant Grace from God, which does indeed have the power to transform us to new people in Christ, and since they come from Jesus Christ, they are of the upmost holiness in this world, and so it makes us Holy. "Be Holy, for I am Holy." God is life, and God wants us to partake of his holiness and love for all eternity, and he gives us the Eucharist as the means of becoming Holy for him. If you want to partake of the Holy Eucharist, you must go to The Church that explicitly holds the liturgy of consecrating the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ in the same exact way the Early Church did it, alongside with the authority of the Church that Christ has anointed it with. There are many Catholic and Orthodox Churches near us, wherever you are. Go to them to receive the Holy Eucharist. Now for your friends and family; you should tell the truth to them. It is always good for people to know God and to know how to become Holy and intimate with God, for that is how we are being saved. Just tell them to have faith that it is the real Body and Blood of Christ, and God will take care of the rest. This is the best I can offer right now. If you have more questions, please, feel free to ask them at any time!