John 3:1-12
What Does it Mean to be Born Again?
John 3:13-24
What does it mean to believe?
John 3:22-30
Confusion About The New Birth
John 3:25-36
“He must increase, but I must decreaseā€¯
John 4:1-15
Jesus Meets the Samaritan Women
John 4:16-26
It is not Where You Worship But How
John 4:27-38
The Harvest is Ready
John 4:39-45
Jesus’ time with the Samaritans
John 4:46-54
Jesus Heals the Nobleman’s Son
John 5:1-13
Man Healed at the Pool of Bethesda
John 5:14-18
Jesus Claims to be God
John 5:19-29
Four Types of Resurrections
John 5:30-47
Blindness to the Truth of the Scriptures
John 6:1-14
Philip Fails the Exam
John 6:15-27
Jesus Calms Their Fears
John 6:28-40
What’s Your Motive for Following Jesus
John 6:36-44
The Reaction of The Jews
John 6:41-59
Confusion of The Body And Blood of Christ
John 6:60-71
Rejection by Many Followers
John 7:25-39
Blinded to The Truth
John 7:40-53
Divided Opinions About Jesus
John 8:1-11
Jesus Forgives The Adulterous Women
John 8:12-30
Jesus Predicts His Death
John 8:31-38
The Truth Will Set You Free
John 8:39-47
You Are of Your Father The Devil
John 8:48-59
Jesus’ Claims To His Identity
John 9:1-12
Contentment in Any Circumstance
John 9:13-23
Trouble with the Jewish Leaders
Rejection by Many Followers
John 6:60–71
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As the people began to understand Jesus’s teachings, they found them to be totally unacceptable. Besides the hostile Jewish leaders, many of the Galilean disciples turned away from Him. The popular enthusiasm for Jesus as a political Messiah (v. 15) was then over. They saw that He was not going to deliver them from Rome. He might be a great Healer, but His words were hard to accept. Many rejected Him because they could not accept His teachings (v. 60).
Christ asks them if they would accept the fact that He came from heaven once they saw Him return to heaven (vv. 61-62). Christ then explained. He did not intend for them to eat physically of His flesh; that would profit nothing. Rather, it is His spirit (person) which gives life (v. 63). They did not accept His words and, consequently, they would not be drawn to Him (vv. 64-65). Many of those who were impressed by the signs, now left Christ because of their unbelief (v. 66).
His rejecting of their desire to make Him their political king; His demand for personal faith; His teaching on atonement; His stress on total human inability: His claim that salvation was a work of God; all these proved to be unacceptable for many people.
This is a turning point in our Lord’s ministry, where He confronted the twelve with the question, “Will you also go away” (v. 67)? Many people start out the Christian life and seem to do very well for a while, but then they drop out of sight, and nobody seems to know what happened. Peter had understood the teaching of his Master (v. 68). The message of Christ was not dead words to him, rather they were full of spirit and life (v 69). The Twelve affirmed their confidence through Peter. One of them, however, was a devil who would eventually betray the Bread of Life (vv. 70-71).
Application
Christ was rejected by many in His day and if I proclaim His Word I can expect to be rejected. I need to be bold in my witness for Him no matter what the consequences may be. I cannot do this in my own strength but only with the Holy Spirit’s power.
John 6:60-71 (English Standard Version)
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