#12383 Does God Deceive Us With the Eucharist? Real Presence and Salvation - Karlo Broussard

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🗓️ 23 September 2025

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“Is the Eucharist a sign of a Deceptive God?” This episode delves into the complexities of the Eucharist, addressing questions about its significance and the real presence of Christ. Tune in as we explore concerns about salvation, the nature of communion in different denominations, and the implications of consuming the Eucharist for eternal life.

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Questions Covered:

1:00 – Is the Eucharist the sign of a Deceptive God?
16:10 – His friend says she is afraid of going to hell, she is not sure if she believes in God or is just afraid of Eternal Damnation. How can he minister to her?
21:31 – What is the Catholic response regarding the possibility of the true presence in Lutheran communion?
29:54 – If the wine is transformed into the blood of Christ how does that square with the God’s command not to drink blood ?
35:32 – Epiouis meaning higher bread. Why do we not call “our daily bread” in the Our Father the Epiouis bread?
45:45 – Can we make anything out of the direction of the identity statements: I am the vine, I am the door, vs the bread is me, the wine is me?
52:32 – If one receives communion in a non-Catholic church is that a sin?
04:58 – He also has a friend that grew up in the Catholic church but has fallen away and does not believe in God any longer, how can he talk to her to try and encourage her that there is a God?
14:01 – What does the real presence in the Eucharist mean and why is it important, does God not exist elsewhere in the world?
22:05 – Did the early Christians offer sacrifices at the Jewish temple?
29:11 – In OCIA, would like some advice on properly processing the mixed emotions he is experiencing through his conversion?
40:55 – If a protestant believes in the real presence how do I explain that it needs to be consecrated from a valid priest?
46:16 – Why does the Eucharist have to be consumed repeatedly in order to receive eternal life, “like our fathers who ate the manna in the desert?”
52:08 – Why does it have to be a priest to consecrate the Eucharist?

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0:32.7	We've got a good one for you today.
0:33.8	We're going to talk about the Eucharist, which probably as Catholics we should talk about more. We should, but today we're going to spend both hours on the Eucharist. If you've got questions about the Eucharist, you can ask anything you want. It's an ask me anything on the Eucharist. If you're not a Catholic and you look at what the Catholic Church is teaching or practice around the Eucharist, and you're like,
1:13.1	I got that, I got questions. Well, we'd love to have your questions. 8883-1-8-7-8-84. Maybe you're not a Christian, and the whole thing seems utterly mysterious to you. You are welcome to call as well. We're taking any call at all on the Eucharist, and of course, if you are one of our fellow Catholics, I am not a great philosopher or theologian, but I'm going to make a statement now, which I believe is true. And then our guest,
1:19.7	Dr. Carlo Bursar, will tell me whether or not it is true. I think the Eucharist is an inexhaustible mystery.
1:25.4	I think we could talk about it forever, and we would not exhaust
1:28.6	the mystery of it. So if you're Catholic, maybe you've got maybe some of the, an angle of the
1:34.6	mystery that you'd like to look at, a facet of the mystery. 8883187-884. Dr. Carla Bussard,
1:42.6	great apologists, all-around great guy, author of a whole bunch of books,
1:48.5	now including his newest one, which I am holding here in my hand. Baptism now saves you,
1:53.3	how water and spirit give eternal life. Dr. Carla Bursard, welcome. So I kill it. Good to talk to you,
2:00.0	man. I appreciate the great qualification.
2:02.6	That was quite nice.
2:03.6	Made my heart nice and warm.
2:05.6	Feel proud of myself.
2:06.6	What is what I truly believe about you?
2:08.6	That is what I...
2:09.6	Thank you, buddy.
2:10.6	Before I let you correct my theology, if I said something wrong, I will say that I was on...
2:15.6	I got to be on with Jen Brown and Deacon Tom over on Spirit Catholic
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