“An Expression Of FAITH”

 “An Expression Of FAITH”

 

Simon Peter replied, “Lord to whom would we go? You have the words that give Eternal Life.  We BELIEVE, and we KNOW you are the Holy One of God.”  John 6:68-69

In verses 22 through 59, Jesus is explaining His statement of being, “The Bread of Life” to a crowd of people who were following Him. And when He explained the implications of being, the BREAD of LIFE, and that they should BELIEVE and ACCEPT HIM as the ONE that God has sent. But the people were confused and could not understand what Jesus was talking about.  Many of the people, who were disciples (followers) of JESUS, WALKED AWAY from Him.

At the time, when many of the people had WALKED AWAY, Jesus turned toward the TWELVE disciples, and asked, “Are you also going to leave?” And Simon Peter replied, “Lord to whom would we go? YOU have the WORDS that GIVE ETERNAL LIFE. We BELIEVE, and we KNOW YOU are the HOLY ONE of GOD.”  Peter was able to express his FAITH, because he KNEW that there was NO OTHER WAY to receive ETERNAL LIFE except BELIEVING that JESUS is the HOLY ONE of the ALMIGHTY GOD. 

In verse 44, Jesus tells the people that NO ONE can come to Him unless the Father, who sent Him draws them to Him. There is NO OTHER WAY for HUMANITY to receive ETERNAL LIFE. Only the HOLY SPIRIT gives LIFE. SALVATION can NOT BE GIVEN through human effort. It is ONLY through the SHED BLOOD of JESUS CHRIST, SON of the LIVING GOD. 

The SPIRIT ALONE, gives ETERNAL LIFE. The WORKS done by human effort accomplishes NOTHING. However, the WORDS of CHRIST JESUS are SPIRIT and LIFE.  This is what one MUST DO to RECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE: when GOD deals with your HEART, and you feel a TUGGING on your HEART to SURRENDER your HEART and LIFE to God by:

ADMITTING you are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, the SON of the LIVING GOD!

BELIEVE with ALL your HEART, that JESUS, SUFFERED, BLED, DIED, and ROSE from DEATH and the GRAVE and that He is in HEAVEN, INTERCEDING for you before GOD.

CONFESS your SINS to Him and ASK Him for His FORGIVENESS. And be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFE-STYLE and TURN TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.

You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and be ABLE to EXPRESS your FAITH to those you meet. Share the GOOD NEWS; JESUS SAVES!!!

DO this NOW while you STILL can. He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!