Eating His Flesh, Drinking His Blood John 6 5. Dr. Ralph F. Wilson. Audio 2. 6 3. 8. Sign up now for a free. Rebuild Renew The Post Exilic Books. Of the four gospels, only the Gospel of John omits the Words. Institution of the Lords Supper. But only John includes. Jesus extended teaching on Jesus as the Bread of Life 6 2. When he included it, I believe John knew that his readers would understand it in light of the Lords Supper these words especially 5. Jesus said to them, I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. John 6 5. This is an important passage to meditate on and understand, since it sheds light on the meaning of the Lords Supper. Context, Themes, and Parables. In the second part of his chapter and in the course of discussing Maurice Goguels methods in arriving at some detail about the historical Jesus, Finley comes. As we reflect on the whole witness of the inerrant and infallible Scriptures, regarding the Person of Jesus, we can see many elements and various passages that assert. This is one of the more difficult passages in the New. Testament, so dont be surprised if youre confused at first. To. begin, lets consider the Bread of Life discourse or teaching. Context The Bread of Life discourse 6 2. Jesus feeding of the 5. Jesus followers. The discussion and. Jesus gave seem to begin at lakeside 6 2. Hard Sayings Of Jesus F.F. Bruce Pdf' title='Hard Sayings Of Jesus F.F. Bruce Pdf' />Capernaum 6 5. Outline This discourse can be divided into four general sections Jesus, the True Manna 6 2. Jesus, the Bread of Life 6 3. Partaking of the Son of Man 6 5. Reactions to Jesus Teaching 6 6. But Jesus doesnt really use an outline. Rather this is a running dialog between Jesus and his hearers. Themes Throughout the discourse Jesus interweaves two related themes in and out. The first of these well be focusing on in this chapter Believing on and continuing to trust in Jesus will bring a person to eternal life and ultimate resurrection in the Last Day 6 3. But this is entirely from God, since no one can come to Jesus unless the Father draws him, and Jesus will not lose any of them 6 4. Metaphors or Parables Jesus uses three parables or analogies or illustrations to teach these themes Manna, bread from heaven. Bread of Life, that is, bread that brings about. Flesh and blood as food. These metaphors are related in that they all refer to eating and nourishing. These are the elements Jesus uses to weave a beautiful and powerful teaching on faith and eternal life. Jesus, the True Manna 6 2. In verses 2. 7 2. Jesus establishes two things about salvation The Son of Man a title Jesus uses to refer to himself will give you food that will sustain you not just for a few hours, but into the life to come eternal life. We cant work for eternal life, we receive it by believing in Jesus. Then he turns the discussion of manna from heaven to focus on the eternal life that he offers them. Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. John 6 3. Jesus hearers respond, Sir, from now on give us this bread 6 3. Woman at the Well of Samaria Sir, give me this water so that I wont get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water John 4 1. Jesus, the Bread of Life 6 3. Now Jesus begins the first of the seven I AM passages in John 6 3. I am of course is a rather unveiled reference to the name. God revealed himself to Moses as Yahweh I AM THAT I AM Exodus 3 1. Then Jesus declared, I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty. But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. John 6 3. In what way is Jesus like bread His followers will never go hungry or be thirsty. Of course, he is speaking spiritually here, not physically, following the tradition of Isaiah 4. Jesus had used similar language with the woman at the well of Samaria Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life. John 4 1. In John 6 3. Jesus teaches that Faith in him results in the possession of eternal life right now Jesus is the Bread of Life, who, using the manna analogy, came down from heaven. The Bread of Life brings eternal life to those who eat it. So what does the metaphorical language eating the Bread of Life meanPut verses 4. He who believeshas eternal lifeverse 5. If anyone eats of this living breadhe will live forever. Its quite clear that believing in Jesus corresponds to eating the Bread of Life, since these are used as parallel statements in the same context and with the same result everlasting life. This theme weaves. St. Augustine put it this way For to believe on Him is to eat the living bread. He that believes eats he is sated invisibly. Flesh Given for the Life of the World 6 5. Jesus now moves from the analogy of the Bread of Life to a new analogy the sacrifice of his body on the cross. This is the transition verse This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. John 6 5. Weve seen these words before in chapters 1 and 4, but not put quite this way fleshsarxbody, physical body. The purpose of Jesus gift of his body is the life of the world, that is eternal life, the theme Jesus keeps coming back to in this passage. Now compare this verse in John to the Words of Institution in Luke Luke 2. And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, This is my body smagivenforyou. John 6 5. 1b. This bread is my fleshsarxwhich I will giveforthe life of the world. Its pretty clear to me that Jesus has the same thought in mind, even though these sayings were given at different times. Jesus teaching on the Bread of Life serves as a kind of parallel teaching to the Words of Institution. Partaking of the Son of Man 6 5. Jesus metaphor has now shifted from eating bread to eating flesh. There is an immediate reaction to Jesus words, due to a revulsion in Judaism and most other cultures against cannibalism 55. Metal Slug 7 Rom Mame Telecharger. Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, How can this man give us his flesh to eat 5. Jesus said to them, I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your forefathers ate manna and died, but he who feeds on this bread will live forever. He said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum. John 6 5. The listeners take his words literally and are deeply offended, as Jesus undoubtedly knew they would be. But it seems as if Jesus purposely carries the idea farther yet, so that, if it is to be taken literally, it becomes more offensive yet.