To Whom Shall We Go?
Richard Bradley
John 6:60-69
Indeed, to whom shall we go? There was something about Jesus that the twelve disciples understood from the very beginning. These men left their homes, their livelihoods, and possibly even their families to follow Jesus and no one would do these things lightly. They must have recognized something in Jesus that would make all of their sacrifices worthwhile. Sadly, many of Jesus' part-time followers failed to recognize His uniqueness and the special nature of His life and ministry. Or at least, what they saw in Jesus wasn't enough to keep them from turning away from Him when times got hard and his teachings became difficult. I suppose you could call them ''fair weather'' disciples.
The original twelve disciples got this one right. They stayed with Jesus through thick and thin, all the way until the time of His arrest. Simon Peter became the spokesman for the group when Jesus asked them if they too would go away. His answer, ''To whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life,'' is one of the greatest statements of faith in the Bible. The implication in Peter's statement is that only Jesus had the words of eternal life.
Peter's statement is still just as true today as it was then. Where would we go to find someone like Him? Jesus is worth trusting in and holding on to because there is no one else like Him!
John 6:60-69
60 Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, ''This is a hard saying; who can understand it?''
61 When Jesus knew in Himself that His disciples complained about this, He said to them, ''Does this offend you?
62 What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend where He was before?
63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
64 But there are some of you who do not believe.'' For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would betray Him.
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Richard Bradley
John 6:60-69
Indeed, to whom shall we go? There was something about Jesus that the twelve disciples understood from the very beginning. These men left their homes, their livelihoods, and possibly even their families to follow Jesus and no one would do these things lightly. They must have recognized something in Jesus that would make all of their sacrifices worthwhile. Sadly, many of Jesus' part-time followers failed to recognize His uniqueness and the special nature of His life and ministry. Or at least, what they saw in Jesus wasn't enough to keep them from turning away from Him when times got hard and his teachings became difficult. I suppose you could call them ''fair weather'' disciples.
The original twelve disciples got this one right. They stayed with Jesus through thick and thin, all the way until the time of His arrest. Simon Peter became the spokesman for the group when Jesus asked them if they too would go away. His answer, ''To whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life,'' is one of the greatest statements of faith in the Bible. The implication in Peter's statement is that only Jesus had the words of eternal life.
Peter's statement is still just as true today as it was then. Where would we go to find someone like Him? Jesus is worth trusting in and holding on to because there is no one else like Him!
John 6:60-69
60 Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, ''This is a hard saying; who can understand it?''
61 When Jesus knew in Himself that His disciples complained about this, He said to them, ''Does this offend you?
62 What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend where He was before?
63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
64 But there are some of you who do not believe.'' For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would betray Him.
65 A ...
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