"We don't even know what our desire is. We ask other people to tell us our desires. We would like our desires to come from our deepest selves, our personal depths - but if it did, it would not be desire. Desire is always for something we feel we lack."
~René Girard
@PastorMark The Eucharist is cannibalasitc by nature, it’s the oldest ritual of human civilisation. Partaking in the Eucharist forces us to recognise we are murderers that consume are victims. Thankfully it reveals the end of violence.
@andrewperriman@AJWTheology As suggested, it's up for debate, both emarturoun autōi and Martyreō are ambiguous. Many scholars have suggested the dative pronoun as disadvantage.
@andrewperriman@AJWTheology How do you explain away Jesus’ sarcastic and snappy response? And his ‘Elijah and Elisha’ reference concerning inclusion to gentiles?