The Biblical Illustrator - John 6:59
John 6:59These things said He in the synagoguesI.The OCCASION of this wonderful revelation to the Church. The desire of the Jews to have the miracle of the manna repeated. Those of larger views may have had the supply of an army in thought. II. The DESIGN was to quench for ever any such ambition. If you desire a warrior leader I am not of that kind. III. The SUBSTANCE showed that man’s true peace lay not in things of sense. Christ’s errand was to bestow spiritual blessings on all mankind. To... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - John 6:47-58
John 6:47-58He that believeth on Me hath everlasting lifeEverlasting lifeI.THE BLESSING, “everlasting life.” Everlasting life was never proposed in the schools of philosophy to the faith of man, or urged as a principle or motive to holiness. Those who taught were not sure of it themselves. What does it mean? We may take three views of it. 1. It is opposed to eternal death. Eternal death does not mean annihilation or destruction of being, bat of well-being, of happiness and of hope. So eternal... read more