You are right. I do know the answers. But I want to hear your answers? Why won’t you?
Do you want to hear my answers, or God’s? There can only be One Truth, right?
"If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son. He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son. ~1 John 5:9-10
Do we need to eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood in order to have eternal life?
No. If we needed to to have eternal life, Jesus would have said “Do this in order to have eternal life” because He didn’t leave anything about salvation to chance.
We don’t do it to get something, especially something not promised! We do so solemnly and with reverence, glorifying
Him for His sacrifice for us.
“And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.”~Matthew 26:26-28
“For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.” ~1 Corinthians 11:23-26
So what does God’s Word say about the purpose of the Lord’s Supper?
- To do it (take the Lord’s Supper)
- To do it in remembrance of Him and of His Blood that was shed for the sins of many
- To proclaim His death on the Cross until He comes again.
Do we need to labor for the food which endures to eternal life?
(Jesus speaking to some of the five thousand that had been fed)
"Jesus answered them and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.”
Then they said to Him, “
What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?”
Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you
believe in Him whom He sent.” ~John 6:26-29
Do we need to keep the commandments in order to have eternal life?
No. If we needed to keep the commandments in order to have eternal life, Jesus would have said “I go to prepare a place for you. Keep My commandments and you will be saved”. Did He say that? No. He said “Whosoever
believes will have eternal life”
We keep His commandments because we love Him.
John 14:15
If you love Me, keep My commandments.
1 John 5:3
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.
2 John 1:6
This is love, that we walk according to His commandments.
Does Love have anything to do with our Salvation?
Love has EVERYTHING to do with our salvation.
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whosoever believes shall have eternal life”.
Listen to the seriousness of this message where Jesus is quoting the prophesy of Isaiah:
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" ‘ These people draw near to Me with their mouth,
And honor Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.
And in vain they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”
~Matthew 15:8-9
Your first three questions are the doctrines of men. They are not Biblical. If they are taught to you as commandments, Jesus is saying that your worship is in vain.
