The Gospels
John 6:35, 41-51 – Eternity Reigns
Key Verses:
- 35: “Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.’” – A relationship with Christ will fill our spiritual hunger.
- 41: “Then the Jews began to complain about him…” – The religious leaders among the people gathered could not accept Jesus’ claim of divinity.
- 43-44: “Jesus answered them, ‘Do not complain among yourselves. No one can come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me.’” – God instills in our hearts a desire to draw close to Christ. As we respond to that urging from God, we have the choice to believe or not to believe in Jesus as our Savior.
- 45: “It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me.” – Jesus is stressing the importance of not only listening to God but to learn from Him what He is teaching.
- 47-48: “Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life.” – Whenever Jesus uses the phrase, ‘very truly’ or ‘verily’, He is asking that we sit up, set aside our distractions, and listen to what is about to be shared. Our salvation depends on it.
- 51: “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever’ and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.” – After reading this verse refer to John 1:14
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