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Many Protestants see John 6:41-71 as metaphorical, but Jesus doesn’t correct the crowd’s literal shock, He doubles down: “Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you” (v. 53). He calls His flesh “true food” and blood “true drink” (v. 55), using Greek words like “trogo” meaning to chew or gnaw, not symbolic belief. When disciples bail because it’s too hard (v. 60-66), He lets them go, then affirms with Peter: “You have the words of eternal life” (v. 68). This promises real union with Christ in the Eucharist through transubstantiation, not poetry, but life-giving reality.

MinRon 3mo ago 💬 1

I encourage all to actually “read” what the apostle wrote to get the context of that scripture. This is particularly important because in the verses before that REBBE MELECH YEHOSHUA HAMOSHIACH ADONI

aka “Jesus” clearly self described as The Bread of Life.

When dealing with the non-Jewish woman about her dying daughter,

He replied not good to give The Children’s Bread to “dogs.” Her reply that even the little dogs eat the bread crumbs under the table.

The Lord was so moved by her faith that the daughter was healed immediately.

Always seek to understand the context (background info) of a situation and especially in understanding the Word of God.

AND STOP WORSHIPPING “CELEBRITIES.”

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DRE 3mo ago 💬 1

Thanks for sharing that 👍🏼 context is key, and I agree Jesus is the Bread of Life (John 6:35, 48), the source of all spiritual nourishment. The canaanite woman’s story (Matt. 15:21-28) beautifully shows gentiles accessing that “bread” through faith, like crumbs from the master’s table. It is about inclusive salvation, not literal consumption.

But in John 6, Jesus builds on that metaphor then pivots hard to speaking literally. He shifts from “believes in me” (v. 47) to “eats my flesh and drinks my blood” (v. 53-56) as the how of that belief and life. The crowd’s outrage isn’t over symbolism, they get Jesus is claiming divinity as Bread from heaven (v. 41-42) but over cannibalism vibes, and He amps it up with “true food/true drink” and “trogo” (gnaw, v. 54-58), not vague faith language.

No clarification like in the “living water” mix-up (John 4:10-15). Peter’s confession seals it “You have the words are eternal life” (v. 68). It’s both symbol and reality. The Eucharist is that Bread, given for the life of the world (v. 51).

DRE 3mo ago

Words of* eternal life