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Flesh, Blood and Intimacy With JesusJohn 6:51-59

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Deism

This view represents the universe as a self-sustained mechanism, from which God withdrew as soon as he had created it, and which he left to a process of self-development.

Source:– Strong, A. H. (2004). Systematic theology (414).

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Repetition in John 6:51-58:

• “Life” 9x • “Flesh” appears in 6 of the 8 verses• “Blood” appears in 4 of the 8 verses • “Eat” or “feed” appears in 7 of the 8 verses.

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The Jewish Law prohibited drinking of blood and eating meat

with blood still in it. (Gen. 9:4; Lev. 3:17; Lev. 17:10,12,14).

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“He who accepts, appropriates, and assimilates my [Jesus’] vicarious sacrifice as the only ground of his salvation, remains in me and I in him.” As food and drink are offered and accepted, so also is Christ’s sacrifice offered to believers and accepted by them. As those are assimilated by the body, so is this sacrifice assimilated by the soul. As those nourish and sustain physical life, so this nourishes and sustains spiritual life.”

-William Hendriksen

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What is the result of eating the flesh and drinking the blood?

• Eternal Life.• Intimacy with Jesus.

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What do we know about “abide?”

• “Abide” is a verb.• Belief leads to abiding. (1 John 4:15)• Abiding is proven by obedience. (1 John 3:24)• The Holy Spirit is the enabler & proof of

abiding. (1 John 4:13)

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Why might we feel distant from God?

• We’re not yielding to the Holy Spirit (1 John. 4:13).

• We have unconfessed sin in our lives (1 John 3:24).

• We are apathetic toward God.