NOTES for Joh 6:37-40
37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. |
38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. |
39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. |
40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. |
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This text is harsh, at the very least. On the one hand, the Lord says that He will reject no one who comes to Him, and that the Father's will is to lose nothing but to raise it up. On the other hand, eternal life belongs to everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him. Let us suppose that our faith is in order, but few among those who have lived and are living can report that the Lord appeared to them personally in the flesh.
Now let us look at what surrounds these three verses, and we will find ourselves right in the center of the conversation about the Bread of Life. About the Flesh of Christ, which will become for us the source of eternal life. Our task is to feed on this bread and contemplate God, who humbled Himself to such a helpless state in order to unite Himself with everyone ready to receive Him. If we do this, believing Him, He will raise us up also on the last day, as He promised.
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