Since my last question was poorly stated, I'll rephrase:
What do we recieve salvation from as seen in these verses ?(I'm not talking about any other mention of salvation in the bible but these verses, since Jesus says we will recieve everlasting life in verse 55).
John 6:
51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven. 52 If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever; and the bread that I will give, is my flesh, for the life of the world. 53 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to eat? 54 Then Jesus said to them: Amen, amen I say unto you: Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you. 55 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath everlasting life: and I will raise him up in the last day.
2007-05-12 11:46:43 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Christ is the Bread of Life.... our hunger is for Him, for He is the Word of God.... we are to devour the Word, reading and absorbing and living on what God can give us thru Jesus. this is not a physical 'bread' but a Spiritual bread.... not a canibalistic ritual but a Spiritual nurishment of the Soul. but you need to accept the very sacrifice that Jesus made ... spilling His blood and giving up his body on earth as the perfect sacrifice. we do not 'eat his flesh' as a literal action.... but absorb His Word daily
2007-05-12 12:37:46 · answer #1 · answered by livinintheword † 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Verse 55 does not say a person will receive life for participating but that he who does participate has life and will therefore be resurrected. Can you see the difference? Now verse 54 on the other hand says except you eat you will not have life. In other words a true believer will participate.
2007-05-12 12:02:12 · answer #2 · answered by Daniel P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, you are so right. The New Testament is the consummation of the symbols that were in the Old Testament. All of the symbols have gone away --- the Manna in the dessert---symbol for the real bread that comes down from Heaven in the Mass now. For Protestants communion is a symbol but, for Catholics it is really Jesus.
2007-05-12 12:43:05 · answer #3 · answered by Midge 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
51I 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.” 52The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” 53So 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. 54Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day; 55for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. 56Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. 57Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me. 58This 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.”
2007-05-12 12:21:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pastor Billy says: this is truly no metaphor I see several persons attempting to deny this very literal passage. The original Greek uses the word trogon which means to gnaw or to chew. In translation we use the English word to eat. There is no metaphor have faith to believe in Jesus' instruction it is a mystery but extremely literal you many not understand how it happens but the Lord truly wants us to eat of him so his real presence can be in us, provide us with grace to resist the temptations of the world. Learn the original Greek, learn the Israelite culture of the time. Reading the bible in English by yourself is not enough.
2007-05-12 21:40:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was saying that His true body (flesh) was Christ, God's spiritual ideal. He was telling us to feed ourselves on His teachings, and we will find all that we need. In understanding Christ, we are saved from the law of sin and death.
2007-05-12 12:59:55 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He is talking about the new covenant that He is establishing by His death. We are identified in and with His sacrifice, bought by His blood. It is not a statement about canabalism....
Hebrews 8 and 9 explains this more throughly. We remember what He has done for us when we have "communion", the breaking of bread and drinking of the "wine" reminding us of our identification and oneness with Him.
Of course, being a Catholic you will stand on the belief of the Eucharist actually being the body and blood of Christ. Give the scriptures a reading... wait... scriptures are not open to personal interpetation.... only the church and it's doctrine and traditions (which constantly change).......... Get real and personal in your faith and relationship with the living God!
2007-05-12 11:58:50 · answer #7 · answered by Bill Mac 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
It says, you must eat His flesh and drink His blood. It's pretty simple :). You won't, however, get people to admit it who deny it (The Bible is not the source of people's beliefs, even for those who insist it is).
2007-05-12 12:10:57 · answer #8 · answered by Innokent 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
By taking communion you are affirming your belief in Christ, and accepting his body and blood that will give you everlasting spiritual life. Amen!
2007-05-12 11:56:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Metaphor, my dear Watson, metaphor. Jesus is likening Him and His message, that is, the Truth, to bread; He is saying “eat” the “bread”, or consume the Truth. Whoever embraces and follows the Truth will be saved. Very simple.
2007-05-12 11:58:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋