Dealing with Offences Part 2: DOES THIS OFFEND YOU

We are still discussing on the issue of getting offended at God

Joh 6:61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?

Joh 6:66  From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

Jesus was discussing with people, and also some of his converts and followers were also present at this meeting. Jesus taught them they have to eat his flesh and drink his blood. These sayings of Jesus got some of Jesus’ convertS offended that some left  following Him from that  day.

Hear what these followers of Jesus said

Joh 6:60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

The converts described the words of Jesus as hard

Earlier in my first article: “Dealing with Offences”, I have mentioned that God can get you offended, OR  let me put this way You can get offended at God. It is good that we know this ahead of time, so that when it happens, we can get along with Him.

The sayings of Jesus got this converts offended

Also we must realize that the words of Christ can get you offended. Late Swelyn Hughes described these words as the hard sayings of Jesus

Some of the Hard saying are

1.To follow Jesus, You must hate father, mother, wife, children even oneself. I think that is hard

2. He who marries a divorcee, committed adultery

3. If you are slapped on one check, you turn other to them

Can you give some instances that you felt the words of Jesus are hard

The bottom line is this

1. Though the sayings Jesus seem hard, we must understand it was spoken out of love
2. Though the sayings of Jesus are hard, we must understand He is telling us what will take us to the kingdom of God
3. Though the sayings of Jesus seems hard, we must understand that He is telling us the price we must pay to enter the kingdom

After some of these Jesus’ converts left, Jesus turned to the remaining and asked whether they will also go away

Joh 6:67  Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?

Peter answered the Lord

Joh 6:68  Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

Joh 6:69  And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

Peter was saying to the Lord, though the sayings were hard. You still have the solution to our problem

Jesus, we can’t return from following you, there is no one that can be compared to you

Your words carry life, your words deliver  from crisis, Your words heals

Jesus, You have the word of eternal life

NO OTHER MAN HAS THE WORD OF ETERNAL LIFE EXCEPT  JESUS

LET US STICK WITH Him