Rev. James Uglum, pastor at Chapel of the Cross Lutheran Church in St. Peters, MO, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study John 6:60-71.
The crowd recognizes Jesus’ words as difficult, yet He does not back down from the truth. He tells the people that they will only have life through the work of the Spirit in His Words; in this way, the Father draws people to Jesus. Tragically, many of Jesus’ disciples turn back. When Jesus asks the Twelve if they will also go away, Peter makes the good confession that all Christians echo still today: “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, and we have believed and have come to know that you are the Holy One of God.”
“The Word Made Flesh” is a series on Sharper Iron that goes through the Gospel according to St. John. The disciple whom Jesus loved wrote his Gospel account as an eyewitness to Jesus’ life and ministry. As we read the Word of God recorded by St. John, the Holy Spirit works in us so that we might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so have life by faith in His name.
