John 6:63 KJV
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
Barnes says that this verse tells us not to take Jesus' words about eating His flesh and drinking His blood literally but spiritually. In this case it is obvious that Jesus spoke metaphorically and not literally.
Nevertheless, when Jesus said His words are spirit and life that can and should be taken for exactly what it says. Spiritual life comes from the Word of God.
Through it we gain the faith to believe and receive Jesus Christ as Saviour
Through it we gain insight and wisdom as to how to lead others to a saving knowledge
Through it we grow in our knowledge and understanding of God and thus in our relationship with Him.
These words are spirit.
They can only be understood through the spirit. No man will know the Bible who only knows it on the level of his flesh. They must be accepted by faith.
These words are life.
Like eating a nourishing meal after a time of fasting, the Word of God restores the soul and refreshes the spirit of the child of God who takes it in.
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
Barnes says that this verse tells us not to take Jesus' words about eating His flesh and drinking His blood literally but spiritually. In this case it is obvious that Jesus spoke metaphorically and not literally.
Nevertheless, when Jesus said His words are spirit and life that can and should be taken for exactly what it says. Spiritual life comes from the Word of God.
Through it we gain the faith to believe and receive Jesus Christ as Saviour
Through it we gain insight and wisdom as to how to lead others to a saving knowledge
Through it we grow in our knowledge and understanding of God and thus in our relationship with Him.
These words are spirit.
They can only be understood through the spirit. No man will know the Bible who only knows it on the level of his flesh. They must be accepted by faith.
These words are life.
Like eating a nourishing meal after a time of fasting, the Word of God restores the soul and refreshes the spirit of the child of God who takes it in.
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