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João 6
Lenski - John writes for readers who have Matt. 14:22–34 and Mark 6:45–51 before them, who thus know to what he refers (v. 17) and are able to combine the new features he offers with the accounts they already know so well (Borrow The Interpretation of St. John's Gospel) Now when evening came, His disciples (mathetes) went down to the sea - This is the second evening from 6 PM until dark for Jn 6:17 says "It had already become dark." The words went down indicate they had been on elevated land (where the 5000 were fed) and where Jesus had made (compelled) them get into the boat (Mt 14:22).
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Lenski - Jesus explains the Father’s “giving” mentioned in Jn 6:37 and Jn 6:39: he gives men to Jesus by drawing them to him. This drawing (ἑλκύειν) is accomplished by a specific power, one especially designed for the purpose, one that takes hold of the sinner’s soul and moves it away from darkness, sin, and death, to Jesus, light, and life. No man can possibly thus draw himself to Jesus. The Father, God himself, must come with his divine power and must do this drawing; else it will never be effected. (Borrow The Interpretation of St. John's Gospel ) ESV Study note - No one can come to me means “no one is able to come to me” (Gk. dunamai means “to be able”). This implies that no human being in the world, on his own, has the moral and spiritual ability to come to Christ unless God the Father draws him, that is, gives him the desire and inclination to come and the ability to place trust in Christ (see notes on Jn 6:37; 12:32). (Borrow ESV Study Bible) John
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Lenski - The entire statement has one purpose: if no one ever saw God, and Jesus alone has seen him because he comes from him, it is Jesus who makes us “people taught of God,” for through him we hear and learn from the Father. This explains completely how the Father draws to the Son, and how by his drawing he gives to the Son. (Borrow The Interpretation of St. John's Gospel ) Edwin Blum writes "this secret teaching of God is not a mystical connection of people with God directly. Knowing God comes only through Jesus, the Logos of God (cf. Jn 1:18). As one is confronted by Him and hears His words and sees His deeds, the Father works within him." (See Bible Knowledge Commentary) D A Carson - Jesus Himself is the Mediator of such knowledge (1Ti 2:5): He is the One who ‘narrates’ God (cf. Jn 1:18; 12:45). Thus, however much people are unable to ‘hear’ Jesus because of their moral delinquency (Jn 8:43), however much they can hear him only if they are ‘taught by God’, it is simultaneously true to say that they are ‘taught by God’ if and only if they truly ‘hear’ Jesus. Only then will they be truly attracted to him. The argument is of course circular, but not vicious. (Borrow The Gospel according to John) Mormons Answered Verse by Verse John 6:46 Borrow Mormons : answered verse by verse By: Reed, David A Mormons will explain this verse by turning to their Doctrine and Covenants 67:11 and reading, “For no man has seen God at any time in the flesh, except quickened by the Spirit of God.” Although these words formed part of a “revelation” Joseph Smith claimed to have received at Hiram, Ohio, November 1831, “This is apparently what John had in mind” when writing John 6:46, according to Mormon Apostle LeGrand Richards (A Marvelous Work And A Wonder, 1979 edition, p. 21). However, persons not already indoctrinated with LDS teachings are unlikely to believe that John had in mind a doctrine to be “revealed” some eighteen centuries later by Joseph Smith. Rather, what John had in mind is evident from the context. In fact, it was not John but Jesus Christ who was speaking, and he was speaking about himself and his having come down from heaven where he had, of course, seen the Father: The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven. And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?… Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life … I am the living bread which came down from heaven.… The living Father hath sent me.… What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? (John 6:41, 42, 45–47, 51, 57, 62). The context makes it obvious what Jesus had in mind when he said, “Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.” He had in mind that he had come down from heaven, that he had been sent by the Father, and that he was the only man who had ever seen the Father. The only way that Mormons are able to come up with a different understanding is to appeal to writings outside the Bible and contradictory to it. See also the discussions of John 1:18 and 1 John 4:12. QUESTION - Will we be able to see all three members of the Trinity in Heaven? ANSWER - Before considering if we will actually be able to see God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, we need to establish that they are three Persons. Without delving too deeply into the doctrine of the Trinity, we need to understand that the Father is not the same Person as the Son, the Son is not the same Person as the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit is not the same Person as the Father. They are not three Gods. They are three distinct Persons, yet they are all the one God. Each has a will, can speak, can love, etc., and these are demonstrations of personhood. They are in absolute perfect harmony consisting of one substance. They are coeternal, coequal and co-powerful. If any one of the three were removed, there would be no God. So in heaven, there are three Persons. But will we be able to actually see them? Revelation 4:3-6 gives us a description of heaven and the throne that is occupied by God and by the Lamb: “the one sitting there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian… a rainbow resembling an emerald encircled the throne. Before the throne… a sea of glass, clear as crystal.” Since God dwells in “unapproachable light” and is one “whom no one has seen or can see” (1 Timothy 6:16), God is described in terms of the reflected brilliance of precious stones. First Corinthians 2:9 says, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him.” Because of God’s holiness, it may be that we will never be able to look upon His face, but again, this is speculation. Revelation 5:6 tells us that in heaven, the Lamb stands in the center of the throne and there are descriptions of Him clothed in brilliant white. Since the Lamb represents Christ Jesus, and we know that human eyes have beheld Him after His resurrection and glorification, it seems reasonable to conclude that in heaven, we will be able to look upon our Lord and Savior. The Holy Spirit, by the very nature of His being, is able to move at will and take various forms. When Jesus was baptized, the Holy Spirit descended on Him in the form of a dove (Matthew 3:13-17). At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit was accompanied by a loud rushing noise and was seen as tongues of fire (Acts 2:1-4). It may not be possible to see the Holy Spirit unless He chooses to manifest Himself in some form, but that is speculation. Mere mortals do not have the ability to grasp the wonders of heaven—it is entirely beyond our comprehension. Whatever heaven is like, it will far exceed our wildest imaginings! All we know is that we will be worshiping our great God and full of wonder that He died to save sinners. GotQuestions.org John 6:47 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life. BGT John 6:47 ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὁ πιστεύων ἔχει ζωὴν αἰώνιον. KJV John 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. NET John 6:47 I tell you the solemn truth, the one who believes has eternal life. CSB John 6:47 "I assure you: Anyone who believes has eternal life. ESV John 6:47 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. NIV John 6:47 I tell you the truth, he who believes has everlasting life. NLT John 6:47 "I tell you the truth, anyone who believes has eternal life. NRS John 6:47 Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life. NJB John 6:47 In all truth I tell you, everyone who believes has eternal life. NAB John 6:47 Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. YLT John 6:47 'Verily, verily, I say to you, He who is believing in me, hath life age-during; He who: John 6:40,54 Jn 3:16,18,36 Jn 5:24 Jn 14:19 Ro 5:9,10 Col 3:3,4 1Jn 5:12-13 John 6 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passage: 1 John 5:12-13+ He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. 13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that (PURPOSE CLAUSE - PURPOSE OF JOHN WRITING "THESE THINGS") you may know that you have eternal life. A CRITICAL DOUBLE "AMEN!" Truly, truly (amen, amen), I say to you, he who believes (pisteuo) has eternal (aionios) life (zoe) - This declaration is similar to that He gave to Nicodemus in Jn 3:15+. Could the way of salvation be more clearly stated (that's a rhetorical question)? No! The only "qualifier" is that this passage does not directly state the object of this belief, but Jesus immediately follows up in the next verse that He is the "bread of life" (cf Jn 6:40, Jn 6:35). It follows that by simple deduction, belief in the "Bread of life" gives one life! And so we see that Jesus "doubles down" ("Amen, Amen") on this most important of all truths any human being will every hear! "This is the way to see God in Christ." (Robertson) Spurgeon on Truly, Truly (see Verily, Verily) - THE words “Verily, verily,” as they were solemnly used by our divine Lord, indicate an utterance of special importance. If Jesus says, “Verily, verily,” there is something coming to which we should attend with all our hearts. The subject which he thus introduces is our possession of eternal life, and our being delivered from condemnation by faith in himself. Can any theme be more important? Many questions may be asked, but they can all afford to wait till we get the answer to that first enquiry, “What must I do to be saved?” What shall it profit a man if he compass the whole world of knowledge and knows not the way of life? If he wins a world in this life, what will that avail him if he misses the life everlasting? It is very considerate on our Lord’s part to call us with such great solemnity to think about our souls and eternal life. Let us attend to his appeal. Come hither, dear hearer, and bend over the words which Jesus commends to you with a double NOTA BENE, saying, “Verily, verily.” Our Lord used this “Verily, verily” to denote a clear and certain revelation. There must be an end to all doubt when Jesus says, “Verily, verily.” His ordinary word is true; for nothing but truth can come from him who is “the Truth;” but when he uses his strongest asseveration, “Verily, verily,” then we must regard the statement with special reverence if we be indeed his loyal subjects. When Jesus says, “Verily, verily,” we see two armies of verities gathered around his royal standard. His declaration is to be accepted as indisputable, immutable, infallible truth. Do you not agree to this? Believes is in the present tense which speaks of this believing as one's lifestyle of continuing trust. It does not mean we never have moments of doubt or even a lack of faith, but it does mean that the general direction of our spiritual life (progressive sanctification) is one of walking by faith (faith that generally obeys) and is not about perfection (we call that "Glory" or "Glorification.") The verb has is present tense indicating that eternal life is our present (and forever) possession!