John 6:47-58 Truly, truly, I say to you, He that believes on me has everlasting life.… I. HE PRESSES THE GREAT DUTY OF CLOSING WITH HIM WHICH HE HAD ALREADY SET BEFORE THEM. 1. This He did by representing to them the danger to which they would expose themselves if they declined (ver. 53). 2. By directly announcing the blessings which are to be obtained by obedience (vers. 54, 55). To partake of Christ by faith secures — (1) "Eternal life"; (2) the resurrection of the last day. II. HE STATES AND ILLUSTRATES THE RELATION IN WHICH, WHEN THEY CLOSE WITH HIM BY FAITH, HE STANDS TO BELIEVING MEN. 1. It is a mutual indwelling of believers in Christ and of Christ in them (ver. 56). 2. It is a relation of the same kind as subsists between Christ and the Father (ver. 57). 3. It is a relation, the certain effects of which is life for evermore (ver. 58). (J. A. Beith, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.WEB: Most certainly, I tell you, he who believes in me has eternal life. |
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