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way from earth to heaven, needs— must have— the B read of Life. The be liever m ust appropriate Christ’s life. He has provided th e way. We take the food th rough th e Word of God, by faith. This Bread is a g ift (v. 32). It, is abundan t; all-sufficient; heavenly in origin; life-giving in power; universal in application (1 Tim. 1 :15 ;; 1 John, 2 : 2 ). (4) THE*WASTE OF L IFE , vs. 36-40. “Ye have seen me, and believe no t.” The waste of life consists in failing to take the food provided— rejecting Christ. They m ight have had eternal life, b u t would not. They saw, bu t be lieved not. Think of th e eternal loss fo r those who reject Jesus Christ! Think of the loss to Christian life because we do not tak e of His fulness! We lose! He loses! The world loses! The illu stration is found in th e manna which came down from Heaven (vs. 31-33). It was (1) God’s g ift; (2) abundant; (3) mysterious; (4 ) no
monopoly; (5) daily; (6) never failed; (7 ) must be gathered; (8) always th e same. The work of Christ is— re st fo r the conscience; the person of Christ— the object of our h ea rt; th e word of Christ -—the guide for our feet. We have ta u g h t in these verses in the most definite way, the assurance of sal vation: “E ndu reth unto life etern al” (v. 27) “He will in ho wise cast ou t” (v. 37). “ Of all which th e F ath e r h ath given me, I should lose noth ing” (v. 39) “Raise * * * up again a t the last day” (v. 39). “Everyone th a t believeth” (v. 40). “Will raise him up” (v. 40). %;“Will raise him up ” (v. 44). “H ath everlasting life” (v. 47). .“Eat, and no t die” (v. 50). “Live forever” (v. 51). “H ath eternal life” (v. 54). “Will raise him up a t the last day” , (v. 54). “Shall live forever” (v. 58). “Never hung er” (v. 35). “Never th irs t” (v. 35).
-S&- a» a» ate SUGGESTIVE COMMENT By REV. HOWARD N. BUNCE T H E QUEST ION O F BREAD
THE SATISFYING CHRIST (v. 35) 1—THE BREAD—Spiritual... | J^c26’ 27 O ffe re d ) T h e W o r d o f G o d . C h ris t E n d u r e th > is th e L iv in g W o rd . S e a le d ) C p. L u . 4:4. G o d s e a ls a ll w h o p a r ta k e o f C h ris t. C p. 2 T im . 2:19; 1 P e t. 1:25. a -T H E BELIEVING hum ility T h e S p ir itu a l m a n h a s s o m e O n e t o be li e v e . T h e w o rk h a s b e e n d o n e . C p. v . 3 8 . H e re i t is— G ift to re c e iv e . T h e G if t o f G o d . Cp. G al. 2 : 1 6 ; E p h . 2 : 8 , 9 ; R o m . 3 : 2 7 .
THE SEEKING COMPANY (vs. 22-25) 1— THE BREAD—Material... j 27 P e r is h e th \ T1»e W o rd o f M an . U n c e r ta in ) C p. P s . 12:1, 2 I t s B re a d to p le a s e th e flesh . 1 P e t. 1:24 2—THE DOING..............................\ £ M I P r i d e T h e n a tu r a l m a n w a n ts som et hing t o d o . C p. E c c l. 6:7. H e re i t is— W or k to do. T h e W ork s o f M a n .
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