Jesus proclaimed, “I am the Bread of Life…
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.”
–John 6:48; 51
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Brothers and Sisters: The Cup of Blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the Blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the Body of Christ? Because there is One Bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the One Bread.
TweetJesus said, “No one can come to Me unless drawn by the Father who sent Me and I will raise that person up on the last day. It is written in the Prophets, ‘They shall all be taught by God.’
(See: Isaiah 54:13; Jeremiah 31:34; Micah 4:2) Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me. Not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; He has seen the Father. Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the Bread of Life. Your ancestors ate manna in the wilderness and they died. This is the Bread that comes down from Heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. 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.”
The Jews then disputed among themselves saying, ‘How can this Man give His Flesh to eat? Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the Flesh of the Son of Man and drink His Blood, you have no life in you. Those who eat My Flesh and drink My Blood have eternal life and I will raise them up on the last day; For My Flesh is true food and My Blood is true drink.
Those who eat My Flesh and drink My Blood abide in Me and I in them. Just as the Living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats Me will live because of Me.
This is the Bread that came down from Heaven, not like that which your ancestors ate and they died but the one who eats this Bread will live forever.” –John 6:44-58