What did we already establish Jesus meant by “one who
eats My flesh” (John 6:54)?
One who feeds on His Word (see
I am the Bread of Life).
Where was Jesus' “blood” (John 6:54) shed?
On the cross.
So what does Jesus mean by His “blood” (John
6:53-56)?
His sacrificial death on the cross for our sins:
“For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is
poured out for many for the remission of sins.” (Matthew 26:28)
So what does Jesus mean by “The one who ... drinks
My blood has everlasting life” (John 6:54)?
To have everlasting life, we must believe that Jesus' died on
the cross to pay the death penalty due for our sins. Notice
that Jesus is not telling them to view or acknowledge His
“blood” from afar but to ingest - intake -
this for ourselves.
What did He also mean by “My flesh”?
His body broken on the cross as He died to save us:
“Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you” (1
Corinthians 11:24).
Let's pull it together. What is Jesus saying we
must do to have “everlasting life” (John 6:40, 47, 54)?
Believe in Him as per His Word, which is in the Bible, and believe that His sacrificial death on
the cross paid the death penalty due for our sins.
Do you?
What does Jesus mean by “the one who feeds on Me
shall live by Me” (John 6:57)?
δι/δια (dia), the original Greek word
translated “by,” means both “by way of” and
“because of.” Jesus isn't just the modality of how we live; Jesus is
the reasons for our existence. We live because of Jesus.
Do you?
How important is the rest of your life vs. living
“forever” (John 6:58)?
(100 - your age) / infinity = ?