of the Lord's Supper may be compared and illustrated thus:--

Reformed. Lutheran. Roman Catholic.

Bread. Bread-Body. Body.
Wine. Wine-Blood. Blood.

According to the Reformed view, only bread and wine are present;
according to the Roman Catholic[14] view, only the body and blood of
Christ are present; according to the Lutheran and Scriptural doctrine,
both the bread and wine and the body and blood of Christ are present in
the Holy Supper, and are received by every communicant.

[Footnote 14: Because of its false doctrine concerning the Lord's Supper,
the Roman Catholic Church has fallen into these additional errors: 1.
The Sacrifice of the Mass, in which the priest, by blessing the bread
and wine, is supposed to turn them into the body and blood of Christ,
and thus to offer an unbloody sacrifice of Christ which is as effective
as Christ's death on the cross. 2. The Withholding of the cup from the
laity, lest a single drop of Christ's blood should be spilled. 3. The
Elevation of the Host, in which the wafer or host is adored as the body
of Christ.]

A GREAT MYSTERY. The Lord's Supper is a great mystery; but also a great
comfort. We cannot understand how Christ can give us His body and blood
in this sacrament. But it is the part of faith to take the Saviour at
His word. This the Lutheran Church does in her doctrine.

QUESTIONS.--1. By what different names is this sacrament known and why?
2. From what do we learn what the Lord's Supper is? 3. What is to be