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Calvin sounds like he confesses the Real Presence, but he does not. His Christology won't allow him to. That's because, to Calvin, since Christ is locally present with the Father in heaven, it is impossible for Jesus to be in the Supper on many altars simultaneously. According to Calvin, the communicant participates in Christ's body and blood with their faith, not their mouth (Stephenson, 2003). This is in direct contradiction to what St. Paul says to the Corinthians, "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? (1 Cor. 10:16). The word translated communion here is κοινωνία

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Stephenson, John R. 2003. "The Lord's Supper Confessional Lutheran Dogmatics, vol. XII, pp.58-60." Northville: The Luther Academy.