John 6
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What comes before the Giving? James White and John 6:37
What comes before the giving in John 6:37? Nothing according to Dr. James White on his October 23, 2017 podcast of the Dividing Line Program (segment starts at 1 hr 2 min 30 second mark).
The flesh profits nothing John 6:63
What does Jesus mean when He says “the flesh profits nothing”? There are several different meanings for “flesh” so to understand what Jesus means, let’s first understand the rest of His saying so we can gain the intended contrast He has in mind.
The connection in John 6:64-65
In my post on John 6:64-65 , I showed how the reason Jesus gives for why no one can come to Him unless it has been granted him from the Father, is connected back to verse 64 and unbelief.
The context surrounding John 6
In explaining the meaning of John 6, we need to pay close attention to the context surrounding John 6 as well as the relevant context from the entire book of John. Here are some verses that are HIGHLY relevant and some questions for you to ponder.
For this reason – John 6:64-65
For this reason – John 6:64-65. I am jumping ahead in my verse by verse exegesis to John 6:64-65 because these are the verses that give the answer to Jesus’ words in John 6:37, 44-45. I will start with verse 65 first.
Why are people not coming to Jesus?
Dr. James White has stated on his Dividing Line program that he wants to see how I line up the John 6 passage to show why people are not coming to Jesus. This post will summarize my view from my previous verse by verse exposition and tie in reasons for unbelief from the book of John.
No one can come to Jesus unless the Father draws him John 6:43-45
Jesus spoke incredibly powerful words in John chapter 6 that many people are afraid to dig into because of their concern that John 6 might contradict their theology. In fact, Calvinists are quick to challenge non-Calvinists to explain what these verses mean outside of the Calvinist interpretation.
Unbelieving grumblers John 6:41-42
John 6:41-42 (NASB) 41 Therefore the Jews were grumbling about Him, because He said, “I am the bread that came down out of heaven.” 42 They were saying, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does He now say, ‘I have come down out of heaven’?”
The Will of the Father John 6:38-40
In our verse by verse discussion of John 6, we come to verse 38, a verse that highlights the will of the Father.
John 6:37 All that the Father gives Me will come to Me
John 6:37 (NASB) “ All that the Father gives Me will come to Me…
The Bread Given for the life of the World
In my last post , I showed how the crowd went from asking Jesus about what they were obligated to do to gain the bread that endures to eternal life, to the next step of asking to see the work that Jesus would do. The purpose of the work is to bring the crowd to faith in Jesus.
God’s conditions: From doing to seeing in John 6:30-33
In my last post , I talked about how Jesus showed the unbelieving crowd, who followed Him in John 6, that the “work” which result is meant to bring the crowd to belief , is God’s work. When Jesus shared that it is God’s work, not the work of the crowd, the crowd demanded a work from Jesus.
God’s Work that you believe John 6:28, 29
In my last post , I discussed the phrase in John 6, which Calvinists ignore from their own proof text passage. In this post, we will deal with John 6:28, 29.
The Son of Man WILL give you – John 6:27
The verse that is the most ignored by Calvinists in their own proof text is John 6:27, and within the verse, in particular, a specific phrase.
All who are drawn come to Jesus? John 6:44
In my last post , I showed that Scripture must not be taken out of context by making the word “draw” mean “drag” in John 6:44.
Mike Winger Ideas (4)
Communion/eucharist: real and important but not transubstantiation; early church writings are secondary to Scripture; John 6 is not about communion
20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 2)
Mark 7:27-28 (Syrophoenician woman and children's bread) is not connected to the Eucharist debate
20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 9)
Is There a Contradiction?: The Synoptics seem to indicate that the Feeding of 5,000 took place on the Sea of Galilee's West side (Mark 6:30-56), but it seems to take place on the East side in John 6. How do we resolve this?
20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 50)
Does John 6 Teach Faith as a Work?: I recently watched your Calvinism series and you didn't address John 6: 28-29 where Jesus calls belief "work.” I don't think it defeats Romans 3: 27. What do you think?
20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 69)
Related Comments (20)
Hi Garth, I missed seeing your post. I will have to check again to find out why I didn’t receive an email when your post was added. I do get emails from new posters so this is something I have to loo...
Good comments, Don. I completely agree that there were other apostles other than the ones whose mission it was to be witnesses to the resurrection of Jesus. Did Paul exercise the same authority as Pe...
This week’s column is written by Megan Greulich, editor of Mutuality magazine. A prominent sociologist on evangelicals, Sally Gallagher, published a fascinating study on evangelicals, “The Marginaliza...
Heidi, I am also working on a DVD project that refutes Limited Atonement specifically from John 6. <https://mmoutreach.org/tg/>. When I was dealing with Slick years ago, he tried to push me on this i...
CLC This is how I’m seeing it now. I do reserve the right to be wrong. I’ve changed my mind a few times after I knew I really knew it all. ;o) We are warned that some will preach another Jesus. ...
OK, lets look at the flow of the passage: Ephesians 5: 22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of...
LMB Best I can figure is… Hierarchy, titles, leadership, exercising authority, lording it over, abuse, only exists in “The man made Religious System” that they mistakingly call “The Church.” Whi...
Mark, You said: > In the 2 Chronicles verse, you forgot to mention the verse before which show God intervening through the Prophet Azariah. So the same principle applies, God has to work first befo...
Mark, You said: > I’m glad you believe that God draws people to Himself. But i can’t understand how you believe God draws every single person to himself. Drawing is not the same as “coming”. God d...
Mark, You said: > The difference between us is you think people can accept the message of salvation while dead in sin. You base this on the fact that Jesus told the pharisee’s that they did ‘good’ ...
Mark, You said: > Let me make a proposal because there are some real issues here. Why don’t we slow down and actually look at passages exegetically and in context rather than just proof texting. > ...
‘Is Paul contradicting Jesus? Jesus calls them sick. And His words are recorded twice. Where is a second witness that sinners are “dead” and in need of a resurrection?’ I’m not sure why you are tryin...
Mark, as far as discussing John 6, it would be a discussion in the complete context of the chapter. Context is very important. The last JW I witnessed to was an elder who tried to prove his point by p...
No issue with John 6 and surrounds, but please don’t compare me to a JW. I have seen you over and over again proof text aswell- it’s just inevitable in this sort of dialogue on theologies. The issue i...
Mark, You said: > No issue with [John 6](logos4:///Bible/Jn 6) and surrounds, but please don’t compare me to a JW. I am not comparing you to a JW. You have to understand one thing – my ministry si...
Cheryl, I understand that you are busy, that is fine. I agree with you that context is important, but the question remains- how far do you take it? To me the context is the whole Bible. Does the ver...
Mark, You said: > I agree with you that context is important, but the question remains- how far do you take it? To me the context is the whole Bible. Does the verse or the passage contradict the re...
Mark, You said: > I have agreed with you all along that we are all called to seek after God. But how can we as sinners. God gives us all common grace to seek after God. He has promised everyone th...
“But again I mentioned that [Romans 3](logos4:///Bible/Ro 3) is a quote from the OT where the context is the fool who says there is no God. Paul would not illegally use an OT quote to mean the opposit...
Mark, You said: > I agree that God is rich in mercy- none of us deserve to be saved, we have all fallen short of the glory of God have we not? But still only a limited number of people are saved. E...