Day 303 of the podcast, reading John 5-6 NET, read along at:
https://netbible.org/bible/John+5-6/
This is day 303 of our journey.
Jesus continues to speak in a way that is difficult for the Jews to accept. They have a view of who the Messiah will be and Jesus takes every opportunity to counter those ideas. As a result, many people stop following him. Today this starts with another healing on the Sabbath day. When confronted about it, it leads to a discussion of Moses and the fact that Moses will judge these people for their lack of faith. Later, Jesus feeds 5000 men and their families. This is followed up with a discussion of the bread of life. Jesus claims that HE is the bread of life and that a person must eat his flesh and drink his blood in order to gain life. This teaching is difficult, and many people walk away. But Peter reiterates that he and the other disciples recognize that Jesus truly is the Christ.
Join me in John 5-6 let your preconceived notions be swept away and embrace Christ!
Key verses:
John 5:30
I can do nothing on my own initiative. Just as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will, but the will of the one who sent me.
John 6:51
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats from this bread he will live forever. The bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
All Scriptures are from the NET.
