“Therefore, when many of his disciples heard this, they said, ‘This teaching is hard. Who can accept it?’” (v. 60)

The exclusivity of Christ.

Salvation by grace alone.

Faith that is dependent upon the call of God.

An offering of flesh and blood—of bread from heaven—set on our Passover table.

Believing without seeing….

These are hard teachings. They stretch our religious comforts so that they might conform to the revealed Christ. Anyone can sign up for “pray this prayer once” or “believe to get” or “He’ll take your troubles away.” But only the called will know the life that comes on the narrow road.

All of which urges the question:

Would you have been among the few who remained with Jesus, or would you have departed with the many?

A hard teaching, indeed.

— Tyler