The Words of Jesus Are Spirit and Life : Does That Offend You?

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John 6:63 KJV  “It is the spirit that quickens; the flesh profits nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.”

 

This teaching is a call for self-examination. Are we speaking words of faith, life, and truth, or are we murmuring, complaining, and rejecting the hard sayings of Jesus?

 

Doth this offend you? 

Jesus taught that His words are spirit and life, yet many of His followers found His teachings difficult to accept. In John 6:63 (KJV), He explains, “It is the spirit that quickens; the flesh profits nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.”

Many disciples murmured against Him, and some even walked away (John 6:66). They were offended because they relied on their fleshly understanding instead of spiritual wisdom. The truth of God’s Word often challenges human logic and emotions, but Jesus makes it clear that spiritual life comes from believing and abiding in His Word.

 

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Scripture

John 6:58-66 King James Version

⁵⁸This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eat of this bread shall live for ever. ⁵⁹These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. ⁶⁰Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

 ⁶¹When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you? ⁶²What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? ⁶³It is the spirit that quickened; the flesh profits nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

 ⁶⁴But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.  ⁶⁵And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father. ⁶⁶From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

 

Be careful concerning the words you speak about God or others. Do not be a plant that needs to be uprooted. 

Jesus warns us in Matthew 12:37 (KJV): “For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.” The Pharisees were offended when Jesus spoke the truth, just as some disciples were in John 6.

He explained that what comes out of our mouths reflects the condition of our hearts (Matthew 15:11 KJV). Words can either bring life or condemnation, and those who reject the truth will eventually be rooted up like plants that God has not planted (Matthew 15:13  KJV).

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Scripture:

Matthew 15:11 KJV  “Not that which goes into the mouth defiles a man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”

Matthew 12:37  KJV  “For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.”

⁸This people draw  nigh unto me with their mouth, and honor  me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. ⁹But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. ¹⁰And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

 ¹¹Not that which goes into the mouth defiles a man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man. ¹²Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Know  thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?

¹³But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father has not planted, shall be rooted up. ¹⁴Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

 

Reflection Question:

Are my words bringing life and aligning with the truth of Jesus, or am I speaking or writing or commenting on social media from the flesh, rejecting His Word?

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