John 6:57 Commentary and Bible Study

This is the only place in the whole Bible that you find the term, ‘living Father’. ‘As the living Father’, the Father of life, ‘hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me’ – believes in me deeply, embraces me totally – ‘even he shall live by me.’ He would the power and the care and the blessing of Christ in his life. But it was not what they wanted. They did not want pardon. They did not want to believe in him, and draw new life from him, and salvation, and reconciliation with God. They rejected those things. He made them feel they were sinners, and that they needed a great change in their lives, and that they needed to come to know Him. That’s the difference between some of the shallow churches of today who are just after numbers, and money, and provide entertainment; that’s the difference between them and what Christ came to do. Why, was Christ then a killjoy? No, He wanted them to have real joy, and real depth, and spiritual life, and walk in harmony with himself, but he knew they were seeking him for the wrong reason and so would not find him.