John 6:60-64:
In this passage, many of Jesus’ disciples react to His challenging teaching on eating His flesh and drinking His blood (symbolizing faith in His sacrificial death) by calling it “hard” and difficult to accept.
Jesus, knowing their grumbling, asks if this offends them and points ahead to His ascension as the Son of Man, proving His divine origin.
He declares that “the Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing,” emphasizing that His words are full of the Spirit and bring true life.
Yet, He acknowledges that some among them do not believe, revealing His foreknowledge of unbelief and betrayal.
Reflection:
These verses underscore the sovereignty of God in salvation and the necessity of the Holy Spirit’s regenerating work.
Human effort (“the flesh”) is powerless to produce faith or spiritual life; only the Spirit can quicken dead hearts (Eph. 2:1-5), enabling us to embrace Christ’s words as life-giving.
This humbles us, reminding believers that our faith is a divine gift, not self-achieved, and calls us to depend on the Spirit daily for perseverance amid hard truths.
It also warns against superficial discipleship, urging us to examine our hearts and trust in God’s electing grace to sustain true belief.
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