In John 6, Jesus challenged His hearers to expand the borders of their thinking and, for many of them, it was more than they wanted. Many stopped following Him. When Jesus saw this, He turned to the twelve and asked them: “Do you also want to leave?”
This is a very important and personal question. We should consider it carefully. There are at least two types of responses—a Biblical response and an experiential response.
To have a right Biblical knowledge, certain questions must be answered:
1. “Who is Christ?” He is the Eternal God: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God (John 1:1).” Jesus said of Himself, “To see Me is to see the Father (John 14:9).”
2. “Why did Christ come?” To save His people from their sin; to lay down His life for His sheep (Matthew 1:21; John 10:11).
3. “What has Christ done?” His Father’s will: “I glorified You on earth by completing, down to the last detail, what You assigned Me to do (John 17:4).”
4. “Where is the Christ now?” He is exalted as the High Priest in Zion. He sits on the throne of sovereign dominion (Luke 22:69).
But, we must also have an experiential answer to the question. It’s one thing to know about Christ—the offices He holds and the work He has done—but it’s another thing to know Christ—our living Redeemer, our constant Companion, the Source of our provision, protection and empowerment.
Peter responded, “Master, to whom would we go? You have the words of real life, eternal life. We’ve already committed ourselves, confident that You are the Holy One of God.” May this be our response as well.
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