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Christian theology Many Christian denominations classify the Eucharist as a sacrament.[25] Some Protestants prefer to call it an ordinance, viewing it not as a specific channel of divine grace but as an expression of faith and of obedience to Christ. Many Christians, even those who deny that there is any real change in the bread or wafer and wine or juice used, recognize a special presence of Christ in this rite, though they differ about exactly how, where, and when Christ is present. The Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry document of the World Council of Churches, attempting to present the common understanding of the Eucharist on the part of the generality of Christians, describes it as "essentially the sacrament of the gift which God makes to us in Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit", "Thanksgiving to the Father", "Anamnesis or Memorial of Christ", "the sacrament of the unique sacrifice of Christ, who ever lives to make intercession for us", "the sacrament of the body and blood of Christ, the sacrament of his real presence", "Invocation of the Spirit", "Communion of the Faithful", and "Meal of the Kingdom". see links; * Wikipedia; Eucharist * Wikipedia: Transubstantation ANOTHER ANSWER: It is important, because it is a command of God to observe the Lord's supper in remembrance of Him. Originally, the ceremony was a Jewish feast called the Passover, or the Feast of Unleavened Bread. It was a time of celebration and remembrance of what God did for the Hebrews when He brought them out of bondage to Egypt during the time of the Exodus. (Exodus 11 and 12) After Jesus came, He told His disciples to continue to celebrate the feast, but to do so in remembrance of HIM - His death, burial and resurrection. (Matthew 26:26-28, and 1 Corinthians 11:23-26) The unleavened bread is to SYMBOLIZE (not become, which is a pagan tradition) Christ's body, broken for you, and the wine, or Grape Juice, is to SYMBOLIZE Christ's blood, which was shed for you. In Gentile (non-Jew) churches today, this "ceremony" is called by several names: Communion, the Lord's Supper, and the Lord's Table.

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