Examining Scripture Carefully
The Bible is a wonderful gift from God. It is a treasure full of wisdom and truth. Every word was inspired by the Holy Spirit, so that men wrote down the very words of God in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. Today, we have excellent literal translations which show us what God has said to us, and of course, we can read them in the original languages. God had it written for us so we could understand it and live by it. However, it does have passages that are challenging to understand. So, how to we deal with those passages? One such passage is in John 6 where Jesus is teaching the people that He is the Bread of Life. He went on to say, "Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed." (John 6:54,55) Sounds pretty straight forward, so the people wondered how they could eat His flesh. However, He followed up by clarifying what He had said. (John 6:63) "The Spirit alone...