Ich bin das Brot des Lebens
Einleitung
Hunger - aber wonach?
Jesus - Brot des Lebens
Wonach suchst du?!
6:47–65 Jesus’ teaching in this section repeats and reinforces the themes laid out in vv. 26–45. Belief in Jesus leads to eternal life. He repeats the metaphor that He is the “bread of life” (v. 48) and heightens the contrast between the manna that provided only physical nourishment and the bread from heaven that provides eternal life (vv. 49–51). His teaching is interrupted again by the misunderstanding of the audience (v. 52) and their willful rejection of a spiritual concept they cannot understand (vv. 60–61).
In other words, “You seek me only because you want full stomachs, because you are materially motivated.” Today too some follow him hoping for a comfortable, soothing, indulgent Savior.
We see this in the exchange that follows in verses 28–29.
Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?” Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
They asked what kind of work they had to do to get the bread they needed. Our Lord responded by saying there is no physical work we can do—we just need to believe in him. The bread that endures comes through faith.