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The Bread of Life Discourse
is a familiar portion of Scripture, for within this passage we find Jesus' statement that He is “the bread of life.” Many Christians have memorized Jesus words, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst” (John 6:35 ESV). If we come to Him, we will not be hungry and will never thirst; a great promise to be sure. Yet while we have such a great promise, which is for “whoever believes,” Jesus makes clear in this passage that not everyone will come to Him and He also makes clear why not everyone will come. Jesus even goes so far to say that only particular people even can come to Him—those given to Him by the Father, those the Father draws and grants to come. Those who would use John 6:35 to negate any particularity (i.e. election) in the saving purpose of God seem to be unaware that the very context in which this verse is particular about who can and will come to Jesus.