What Do You Worship?
The Gospel of John - Part 18 • 1/24/21
Key passage: John 6:41-59
Reaction - Contempt
John 6:41
they started grumbling...
A cal back to Exodus 16:2
gongyzo: to mummer, mutter, or grumble. Discontented complaining.
A Case of Mistaken Identity
John 6:42
isn’t this just the son of Mary and Joseph?
A Dynamic and Divine Duo
John 6:43-46
Sent by the Father. God in the flesh.
“If you’ve seen me, you’ve seen the father”
Jesus Doubles Down
John 6:46-51
I am the bread of life.
Your ancestors ate the manna and died. I am the new and better version. Anyone who eats this bread will not die.
Reaction - Confusion
John 6:52
Wait, what did he just say?
machomai: to quarrel, wrangle, dispute or fight. A war of words.
Jesus Triples Down
John 6:53
Instead of backpedaling in the face of their confusion and anger he walks up to the line and crosses it.
John 6:54-58
Eat flesh/drink blood- this would have been outrageously scandalous for pious Jews to even consider.
“Everybody worships. The choice we get is what to worship...” - David Foster Wallace