Life would probably be a lot easier if we ignored Jesus' words. He did a lot of nice things and loved a lot of people. It's safe to say we can all agree that very few people had issues with what Jesus did. It's what He said that causes problems.
Whenever God's Word, aka Jesus, says something that goes against our paradigms, we stand at a crossroads. Are we going to continue to trust what the Bible says to be true, or are we going to deviate from that path and follow our own ideas? That's the point of conflict that everyone has at some point in their life.
Jesus' followers were faced with this very dilemma. They had all kinds of expectations of what Jesus would do, and up to that point, they were loving every minute of it. He fed them. He healed them. He blessed them. He delivered them. The only thing left to do was to overthrow the current political power. So when Jesus says some difficult things in John 6, it's no surprise that His following dwindled significantly.
The same dilemma is presented to us today. When following Jesus becomes difficult, will you choose to follow Him or will you walk away?
Life would probably be a lot easier if we ignored Jesus' words. He did a lot of nice things and loved a lot of people. It's safe to say we can all agree that very few people had issues with what Jesus did. It's what He said that causes problems.
Whenever God's Word, aka Jesus, says something that goes against our paradigms, we stand at a crossroads. Are we going to continue to trust what the Bible says to be true, or are we going to deviate from that path and follow our own ideas? That's the point of conflict that everyone has at some point in their life.
Jesus' followers were faced with this very dilemma. They had all kinds of expectations of what Jesus would do, and up to that point, they were loving every minute of it. He fed them. He healed them. He blessed them. He delivered them. The only thing left to do was to overthrow the current political power. So when Jesus says some difficult things in John 6, it's no surprise that His following dwindled significantly.
The same dilemma is presented to us today. When following Jesus becomes difficult, will you choose to follow Him or will you walk away?