Introduction

Good morning. Today, we will discuss a very interesting principle, the Way of Eternal Life. The title is "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life." This title may seem irrelevant to many, who assume eternal life is about returning to the Lord after death. But it is not. Eternal life is about having God's presence while alive. That is infinitely better! Today, we begin sharing the "Way of Eternal Life" series.

Once upon a time, there was a monkey, formed from the essence of heaven and earth, bursting forth from a stone. It was a very spiritual monkey. It came to Huaguo Mountain, said to be in Jiangsu Province, and became the Monkey King, enjoying boundless glory! Wearing a purple-gold crown and sitting on a tiger-skin chair, it reigned supreme, happy every day. It would shout, "My disciples, rejoice!" And the monkeys would rejoice, even more so than the monkeys of Mount Emei, happy every day.

One day, disaster struck. One of the monkeys fell ill. The Monkey King, full of compassion, cared for it in every way, trying every possible method to gather herbs from the mountains, seeking out folk remedies and ancient prescriptions. If the Monkey King had an MRI, he would have scanned it; if he had an X-ray, he would have used it; if he had Western medicine, he would have used it; if he had Chinese medicine, he would have used it, boiling soups and gathering herbs. If he were a Christian, he would have arranged for people to pray in shifts. But what happened? It got worse and worse! When the pain came, a group of monkeys suffered along with it! The sick monkey felt the pain in its body, while the healthy monkeys felt the pain in their hearts, especially its family members. It was no joke.

Eventually, the monkey died. All the monkeys said, "Game over," and then they went back to their normal lives, saying, "We will all die one day, so let's live happily!" Look at that thinking. One day we will all die, so let's live happily? Monkeys think like that, people think like that, pigs think like that, so let's just live.

Only one monkey, the one formed from the essence of heaven and earth, the Monkey King, cried, cried very sadly, very desperately. Everyone said, "Monkeys live and then die, so let's enjoy our monkey lives!" But he did not think so. "One day I will die, so what is the purpose of living? I must seek the Way of Eternal Life!" A monkey seeking the Way of Eternal Life surpasses many people. We Chinese have the Four Great Classical Novels, and "Journey to the West" is one of them. It is very well written! Why? Because the person who wrote "Journey to the West" was actually focused on the matter of "eternal life."

As a result, the monkey began to seek everywhere, learning from masters. After achieving some success, it began to fight with heaven, fight with earth, fight with the sea, and then it wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace. In the process, it forgot about eternal life! People are quite interesting. When I start working, I forget all my pain, so I particularly want to work. I feel uncomfortable when I am not working. The Monkey King wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, and in the process, he forgot his original intention. What happened later? He was suddenly pressed under the Five Finger Mountain. "Let you make trouble!" For five hundred years, he reflected there: "What was I doing when I sought out masters? I wanted to seek eternal life! When I was the Monkey King in Huaguo Mountain, the old monkey died, and I cried so bitterly. Later, I sought out masters, but what was all that about? It was too boring. I must come back to pursue the Way of Eternal Life." So he became Tang Sanzang's disciple, went to the Western Heaven to obtain scriptures, and persevered through eighty-one tribulations. For what? To achieve enlightenment. Enduring countless hardships, passing through seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter, it was too difficult. For the sake of eternal life, this monkey surpassed many people in the world!

We Chinese read "Journey to the West," and after reading it, we still live the same old way, not even as good as a monkey. People live and then die, so it is better to live happily. Actually, pigs think like that, monkeys think like that. People will die one day, so many people just live happily. Is that the way it is? Actually, it is not. There are also some people who believe that if they are going to die one day, they must seek eternal life. Which type of person are you? I am the type that seeks eternal life. These two types of people are immediately separated.

I tell you, if you live for the sake of living, the devil will definitely mess with you, making people neurotic. The goal of living is completely wrong. God sees that you are living just for the sake of living, so go play. While playing, the devil comes. God sends a little devil to mess with you. Actually, everything is vanity. But people are very serious because they want to be happy. Are they happy? No, how is it possible to be happy? They think that working hard to earn money will bring happiness, but are they happy? No, they are not happy.

One brother was very interesting. He said, "Look, what are the advantages of believing in the Lord?" I thought, "Oh no," using a worldly logic system to view believing in the Lord. I tell you, Jesus Christ was crucified, shed his blood, sacrificed, died, was buried, and rose from the dead on the third day, not to give you some advantage while you are alive, but so that you will not perish, and that is the greatest advantage! What is the point of rushing headlong down the road to destruction? Today, I long for you to wake up. I must tell you, "People live and then die, so let's live happily," does that sound reasonable? Actually, it is reasonable. Pigs think like that too!

There is a sister among us who is quite well-behaved, quite lovely, taking notes as usual, listening to sermons, taking notes, everything is fine. One day, she came to her pastor and said, "The teacher said that if people have no hope of eternal life, they live in vain." I felt uncomfortable when I heard this. "I have no hope of eternal life. I just want to live a good life in this world." Later, she left the church, wanting only this life, not wanting eternal life. Can you believe it?

A long time ago, we had a very interesting sister. I even helped her find her boyfriend. She said to me, "Teacher, look at how beautiful this world is. Why does God want to destroy it?" I could not answer this question either. "People are so good, why do they have to get sick?" I could not answer this question either. Later, I found that those who left the church are now living very well because living well is their hope, and they have the ability to do so. They started buying houses, buying apartments, the houses also appreciated in value, they also bought cars, their lives are thriving, they have children, they have everything, they are living very well. Later, I calculated with my heel, one day they will die. Why are you cursing people to die during the New Year? This is not a curse. One day, that day will definitely come. When it comes, I wish you good luck.

People live a lifetime of birth, old age, sickness, and death, just living and then dying. Who? Who? Who? Came to this world, gave birth to children, lived for many years, and then died; and then who? Who? Who? Gave birth to children, lived for many years, and then died. In Genesis chapter 5, one by one they departed. Later, I learned a sentence from the Lord Jesus, and I said to the brothers and sisters, "Are you also going to leave?" I added, "If you want to leave, then get out!" "Why are you speaking so harshly?" "Yes, if you do not get out, I will get out." Later, one by one they left. But those who have the hope of eternal life can walk a very long road. Why? Because when this thing happens, and that thing happens, they can overcome one thing after another, because the hope of eternal life is in them. You know, the Lord Jesus also asked his disciples, "Do you also want to leave?" The disciples' response was, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life."

When I first believed in the Lord, I read in Matthew, "Come, follow me!" And they left their nets and their boat and followed the Lord Jesus. I was still thinking, "If they follow the Lord Jesus like this, who will take care of the family?" Peter's wife and mother-in-law were still counting on him to fish and earn money. Who will take care of them? No one will take care of them. They followed Jesus. I thought a little too complicated at the time. How could they leave everything and follow the Lord? It was so magical. Now I understand why. Because John the Baptist said that Jesus is the Messiah, he is the one who saves us from toil and from the curse, he is our Savior.

Peter and the others were fishing there, fishing very hard, lamenting that life is nothing more than toil and trouble. Jesus walked by, and they said, "Isn't this Jesus, the one on whom the dove descended? The Messiah that John the Baptist spoke of?" As a result, Jesus opened his mouth and said, "Come, follow me!" And they followed Jesus. Why? Seeking eternal life. If Peter did not have the concept of seeking eternal life, it would have been difficult for him to follow the Lord. It would have been impossible for him to put everything down and follow the Lord Jesus. As for how he established the church after Jesus Christ died, was buried, resurrected, and ascended to heaven, he did not do a very good job. But it does not matter that he did not do a very good job, he still had the hope of eternal life. What happened to him later? I tell you, Jesus Christ gave Peter a special grace for his sake, which is to be martyred for the Lord. Once he was martyred, it was over, finished. No matter how imperfect the past was, it suddenly became perfect.

Do not pick on my words and phrases. I am just saying that a person who pursues eternal life will suddenly become perfect because you are willing to give up. Some follow the Lord for the sake of this life, some follow the Lord for the sake of eternal life. Some time ago, I talked about paying the price to serve. Why did I talk about paying the price to serve? Because we have the hope of eternal life. The fruit of our service will go with us into eternity. That is the fruit of a lifetime of service. Some sisters felt sad after listening. "Look, you can all serve like this, but I cannot pay this price. You can give up, but I cannot give up." Your vision is too short. Look further ahead, look at your investment and return.

I tell you, it is not strange. It is a tragic state for people to lack the hope of eternal life. Actually, there are few people who seek eternal life. It is all a matter of choice within people. You ask me, do you know what eternal life is like? I really cannot say for sure. Today, when I share this sermon with you, I still have a hurdle in my heart that is a little difficult to cross. Someone asked me, "Have you been to God's place?" "No!" "How do you know?" "This is faith. If I went, I would not need to believe. If I went, I would be able to see."

But I tell you, I am not a blindly believing person. I think everything is worth investigating. The choices I make are all calculated. Today, I will tell you my calculations. How do I calculate? Life is vanity of vanities. This is what I believe. What does that mean? It means nothing. It just means that people live and then die, and then they toil and trouble all their lives. One moment, this person in the family gets cancer, that person gets some other disease, and then they take care of this one, take care of that one, and one day they themselves are half dead. I just think it is meaningless.

When I was very young, I felt that what is the point of living? It is just playing a bit part. It is meaningless. Later, I thought, I must seek God. It is easy to investigate. If you do not investigate and blindly follow the logic within yourself, it is still carnal logic. This logic seems reasonable, but it has not been scrutinized. If you go to the hospital today, which of those people with tubes inserted into them does not want to live? It is all these people! Who will have tubes inserted into them in the future? It is really hard to say. I do not understand why people want to be like this. Actually, I tell you, I will never do this. Just forget about inserting tubes.

It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. After I believed in the Lord, I particularly agreed with this sentence. The flesh profits nothing. It is the Spirit who gives life. It is this Spirit that solves problems! For example, if a tumor grows on the body, is it just a tumor growing on the body? It is an evil spirit of tumors attaching itself to the person. If a person has difficulty breathing, why is that? Because the evil spirit of difficulty breathing is also attached to the person. It is really like that. If you do not know, learn slowly. Why can Jesus solve these problems? Why do these patients get better after Jesus prays? Because the evil spirits leave. A person suffers from a discharge of blood because the spirit of the discharge of blood is inside; a person has back pain because the spirit of back pain is inside. Actually, living is a spiritual matter!

That is why the first lesson of our "101 Course," the introductory course, discusses "the spiritual realm is real, and the spirit is the essence." If the physical body were the essence, then doctors should be able to cure every patient. If a tumor is removed, and then it grows back, and you keep removing it, can you ever finish? I really do not understand this matter, truly do not understand the logic. If a tumor is removed, and then it grows back, and you keep removing it, how many surgeries would that require? So, this matter is arduous!

People do not recognize the spiritual world, do not know how powerful our God is, and do not know that our God wants to solve the fundamental problem, which is the way to eternal life. If you are filled with the logic of this life, you are inviting demons! These diseases come about in this way. Why is it that even with advanced science, hospitals are still crowded? In the future, there will be fewer people in hospitals. Why? Because not everything can be fully reimbursed; you have to share a portion, so there will be fewer people in hospitals. But it is not that they do not want to see a doctor; they still want to see a doctor. Today, we will discuss the topic "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life," and together we will look at today's scripture, John chapter 6, verses 60 to 71.

Scripture

On hearing it, many of his disciples said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?” Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, “Does this offend you? Then what if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before! The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life. Yet there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him. And he went on to say, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled them.”

From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him. “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve. Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.” Then Jesus replied, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!” (He meant Judas son of Simon Iscariot, who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray him.) (John 6:60-71)

Prayer

Lord, open our eyes today, open our eyes to see the glorious hope of your calling. God, open our minds, let us come out of the troubles of this life, let us begin to gain this hope of eternal life, and let us labor for this food of eternal life. Let us experience your presence while we are on this earth, let us live in your presence every day while we are on this earth, and become your chosen people. God, no matter who leaves, we will not leave, because you have the words of eternal life, and you will guide us to eternal life. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Scripture Background

Do you know what this passage is about? If you read the entire sixth chapter, you will see that John talks about eternal life the most. The third chapter is about talking to Nicodemus about eternal life, the fifth chapter is also about eternal life, and the sixth chapter is again about eternal life. What is the sixth chapter about? It is about Jesus feeding five thousand people with five loaves of bread and two fish. He first tested Philip to see how much silver he had and whether he could buy some bread for them to eat. Looking around, there were eighteen thousand people on the field. Even if each person was given a box lunch, ten dollars a box, ten thousand people would cost one hundred thousand dollars. You know that one hundred thousand dollars in one hundred RMB notes is also a bagful. Philip said that he only had twenty taels of silver, which means that even with one hundred thousand dollars, he could not feed these people; it would not be enough for them to eat. You see, this is the logic of people.

Jesus said, let's see. As a result, a child had five loaves of bread and two fish in his pocket, which he had not been willing to eat and had been carrying with him. This kid was pretty good, quite interesting! This kid said, I follow Jesus, so I have to prepare the provisions. When I came out of the house, I packed five loaves of bread, maybe ten loaves, ate five, four fish, ate two, and there were two fish left. As a result, he saw, Lord, I have five loaves of bread and two fish here. Jesus saw, very good! Luckily, you did not eat them. Then he distributed these five loaves of bread and two fish and fed five thousand people, and there were still many baskets of leftovers. Five loaves of bread and two fish turned into many baskets of leftovers, plus five thousand people were full. God, old God!

Most importantly, it was free. You know, when something is free, it is extraordinary. Some people even regretted it, saying that they would come to the next gathering as well. Why? For the sake of the bread. As a result, they were not full at the next gathering. I found it quite interesting that people sometimes come for free things. Is that the way to eternal life? That is not the way to eternal life; that is the bread of this life! So people spread the word, one to ten, ten to a hundred, that there was free bread to eat, only looking at the bread and fish. What about eternal life? I tell you, many Christians are also in this situation.

These people probably only saw the bread and the fish, but did not see what Jesus wanted to do. Jesus came so that we would not perish but have eternal life. Afterward, Jesus went to another place. Jesus walked on the water to get there. Later, they also chased after him to the other side of the water and asked the Lord Jesus, how did you get here? Jesus said, why can't I be here? I came here myself, why can't I be here? Jesus saw, good heavens, everyone is chasing me all the way here. Are you all here for the bread? Do you think you are here for eternal life? Jesus then spoke a long passage, which was very interesting. If we have time, we can read a little more. Jesus said, you are not here for anything else, but because you saw the miracles, because you ate the bread and were full.
I tell you, what does Jesus do miracles for? It is to tear down the logical system of this life and this world within us. After performing the miracle of the five loaves of bread and two fish, everyone forgot that behind the miracle of the five loaves of bread and two fish was the tearing down of the worldly and carnal things within us, so that we could obtain the way to eternal life. Everyone did not see the way to eternal life and also forgot the miracle, only remembering that the bread was very good. You say that the wine that Jesus turned into was the best wine, and the bread that Jesus turned into was the best bread, do you know that? Scallion pancakes, just thinking about them makes my mouth water, so delicious. Not having eaten enough, they chased after him to the other side of the Sea of Galilee. What kind of fish was that, that was so delicious? Fish that was transformed. Jesus said, do not labor for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, this is what I give you! Heavens! Their minds were full of bread. If there is bread in their minds, how can they be well? Because the Son of Man is sealed by God the Father.

This background is quite interesting. Jesus is not purely like Mahayana Buddhism, just explaining a principle; he really performs miracles. Five loaves of bread and two fish, and seven loaves of bread feeding four thousand people. We are not arguing about how many loaves of bread, how many fish, or how many thousands of people; everyone was full. What does he do this miracle for? It is God's endorsement. Do you see that? Is not living a very simple matter? And then you know, these people asked, what must we do to do the works God requires? To believe in the one he has sent is to do the work of God. Everyone, do not be busy doing a lot of things; in fact, it is just believing, believing! If people do not believe what Jesus Christ said and do not pay attention to what Jesus came to do, then they are ruined, and that is not called the work of God.

Speaking of food, God often provides for us. In the wilderness, did our ancestors eat manna in the wilderness? The scripture says that he gave them bread from heaven to eat. Jesus said, very truly I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. They said, Lord, always give us this bread. Jesus said, I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe.

Do you say that Jesus was not very emotional? Only seeing the bread, but not seeing the intention behind it. Because Jesus Christ came down to give his own life, so that everyone could eat his flesh and drink his blood, so that those who see the Son of God, Jesus Christ, and believe in him would have eternal life. People hear it and it becomes troublesome. He is the bread that came down from heaven? How to eat it? Cook it and eat it? Is he not the son of Joseph? Is he not our neighbor, the carpenter? As they talked, people went off track. Is that not deadly? Later, Jesus said, you must eat my flesh and drink my blood. Everyone said, eat his flesh and drink his blood, oh my goodness! It is even more incomprehensible.

If today our brothers and sisters, think about it, you are standing in Jesus' place. Jesus said, you must eat my flesh and drink my blood, my flesh is real food, and my blood is real drink, what would you do? You would be stunned! With the amount of understanding and the breadth of mind that our brothers and sisters have, upon hearing this, they would be ruined, they would forget everything! They would forget all the miracles that Jesus performed. After forgetting, they would go crazy! They would leave, saying something about Jesus, saying, let's not follow this madman, he has a problem with his brain. Could someone with a brain problem feed five thousand people with five loaves of bread and two fish? This person's brain is strange.

I tell you, no matter how many miracles you have experienced, if there is one thing you do not understand, you will immediately be finished, you will collapse. Why? Because people do not believe! Then many of the disciples left. Jesus said, do you want to go away as well? The next sentence is: those who want to go, hurry up and go, those who want to go, hurry up and get out. Then Peter said, Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. It seems that Peter is really pursuing the way to eternal life. As a result, we have believed, we have forsaken everything. Lord, see that we have forsaken everything, I did not even go home to tell my wife, do you know that? Usually, how would I dare? Usually, how would I have the courage? Would she not call the police?
Jesus said, have I not chosen you, the twelve disciples? But one of you is a devil. I tell you, if you insist on following Jesus and still carry the logic of the world and love money very much, what are you here for? You say you are here to do the work of the devil, then you are a devil. Ordinary people say, oh, I will not play with you anymore, I will go play. Jesus said, you go play. This Judas, you go play, he said I will not go, I will follow to the end, I have to wait until I betray you. You say, what kind of brain is that? There are too many people with bad brains.

Can Jesus perform these miracles and not be able to shake the logical system of this life within you? Can people seeing what Jesus does not tear down the inherent things within us? Is it that difficult! So Jesus said, the Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. If people think that the flesh gives life and the spirit counts for nothing, how can you talk? There is no way to talk! Jesus said, the words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life.

That Judas, Jesus was speaking these words, and he looked at Jesus sideways, can you imagine that? Looking sideways, hmph! The Spirit gives life, give me a break. Hmph! The flesh counts for nothing? How can the flesh count for nothing? The flesh is so good. Look at me yesterday, I took money from my purse to buy that bread, and it tasted so good. There were also barbecue skewers being sold next to it, and I ate a few skewers. Hmph! None of you have this blessing? The flesh counts for nothing? Give me a break, go play. He let Jesus go play, and Jesus let him go play. Who went to play in the end? In the end, that was not going to play; that Judas hanged himself to death, playing himself to death. I tell you, that is really how it is.

Labour for Food that Endures to Eternal Life

I tell you, if you truly believe in the way of eternal life, will you put in the effort? If you truly recognize Jesus Christ as the ultimate treasure, will you not put in the effort? Surely you will, how could you not! If this is truly a good opportunity, will you invest in it? I tell you, when God tests people, He looks at whether they invest in it. If they do not invest, and I do, who is serious? Only those who invest are serious. Where a man's treasure is, there will his heart be also. For example, in business, you put in the money, and he puts in the labour. If he puts in the labour but not the money, he will put in as much effort as he wants, I think it is better to forget about it. If a person does not labour for the food that endures to eternal life, and does not put in the effort, then it is all a sham. What did you come here for?

I ask you, did you put in the effort to get into university? You did. I tell you, the time I put in the most effort in my life was when I was trying to get into university. Then why not put in the effort to "test Jesus" or "test eternal life"? Why have I not seen you put in the effort for this eternal life? Because I have no time. Then I ask you, what are you doing with your time? Oh, I am preparing for the university entrance exam. Is university more important than Jesus? Because Jesus is not as valuable as that university! That is how people see it. But now, you do not know that Jesus is a treasure!

Therefore, paying the price and not paying the price are immediately distinguished. God sits on the throne and sees, this one is here to play, this one is serious. Does God speak with this kind of flavour? When God speaks, this flavour is not important, what is important is whether you are here to play or to labour? If you are playing a game, oh, believing in the Lord is quite good! Quite good? But Jesus looks at you and thinks it is not good. Jesus sits on the throne and says to you, oh, he is here to play, then let him play! What will you do? Jesus lets you go to play. Therefore, you must labour for the food that endures to eternal life.

People must know that the words of Jesus are spirit and life. Can you not put in the effort for the words of Jesus! An old pastor once advised me, the old pastor was very lovely, and I deeply miss the good things he did for me. The old pastor said to me, study the Bible well, and pray well! I already knew this. After he finished speaking, I can tell you, he had said the same thing to many people about studying the Bible, but the one who implemented it the best should be me, at least among the people I know, the one who implemented it the best is me. In the blink of an eye, decades have passed, and we have almost finished studying the entire New Testament and Old Testament of the Bible.

Yesterday I said to my co-worker, I have written two million words. They said, teacher, more than that, more than that! Those words are more than two million, three million. I really take it seriously, even including pastors, shepherding, shepherding systems, and pastor training. I take prayer seriously, and I take studying the Bible seriously. Do you believe it? Believe it! Believe it to the bone, it is true belief in the bone! How Jesus says it, that is how we believe it. What is the result? The result is really good! It is affirmed by God, the Son of Man is affirmed by God. If you can also have these two skills, God will also affirm you.

Labour for the food that endures to eternal life, if I do not take it seriously, am I stupid? I must take it seriously. I tell you, taking it seriously will not be stopped by ordinary small colds or minor illnesses. I never stop studying the Bible, except when I cannot breathe, for more than ten years, it has been this energy. If I do not pay the price, what did I come here for? If I do not pay the price for such a good thing?

Therefore, everyone, do you think that this food that endures to eternal life is too worthy of our effort? The black and white words in the Bible, the words of Jesus, are piled up, do you want to put in the effort to understand them? You do not need to go everywhere like the Monkey King to learn from a teacher, just study the Bible well! There are houses of gold in it, and there are beautiful women like jade, how good, put in the effort.

The Son of Man is Affirmed by God the Father

Do you think we read the words of Jesus because Jesus is a teaching master? No! Jesus is affirmed by God the Father, what Jesus did is unprecedented, that is, the lepers are cleansed, the lame can walk, the blind can see, and the dead are resurrected. I tell you, the things that Jesus did, feeding five thousand people with five loaves of bread and two fish are trivial matters. In Cana, the water was turned into wine in six jars, the Moutai of Moutai, all the best wine. So many miracles were performed, what for? Affirmed by God the Father.

Today, brothers and sisters, you must begin to know that the words of God that we learn can be affirmed by God. Until today, every time I say it, medical expenses are saved. That is true! That is true! Why? It is affirmed by God the Father. We never say, if you get cancer, a blessing with makeup on, what is that? Pure nonsense. Therefore, I tell you, this is the way of eternal life. Here is the way of eternal life, who else shall I follow? Here is the way of eternal life, who else shall I turn to? These are the original words. Therefore, it is important to know that the Son of Man is affirmed by God the Father. If the Spirit of God lives in us when we live in this world, and our Father God affirms the path we walk, with signs and wonders following, affirming the word we preach. Is it precious? It is precious!

Alright, sixth point, the Son of Man is affirmed by God the Father. If you go to a place where there is never any affirmation, but only talk about principles, and you introduce a doctor as soon as you get sick, but you do not introduce Jesus, I think it is probably a fake, not the gospel at all. I think today our brothers and sisters must know that where God is, there are miracles, where God is, you can accomplish things, where God is, you are in the way of eternal life, in eternal life. Our physical body is useless in this life, although our physical body is alive now, but it does not matter, we long to be with the Lord. Amen!

The Lord Jesus is the Bread of Life

These words are really good! The Lord Jesus said, I am the bread of life, whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. Do you believe these words? The words of the Lord Jesus are the bread of our life. If this is the bread of our life, can you not put in the effort? After you put in the effort, and God affirms you, can you not recognize that this is the bread of life? Therefore, whoever comes to Jesus will never be hungry, you will not lack anything, and your spirit will be prosperous. Whoever believes in the Lord Jesus will never be thirsty, we used to long for this and long for that, but once we believe in Jesus, I long for the Lord Jesus. Then the thirst inside is satisfied, the panic and restlessness inside are finally settled, and we live a solid life.

Today, brothers and sisters, from now on, can you recognize that Jesus Christ is our bread? We live by eating the words of Jesus Christ, eating the words of God, He is the bread of life. Why do we live so withered? Can you not be withered if you read Inamori Kazuo all day long? Even if you recite Sun Tzu's Art of War backwards, it is still withered, not the bread of life. The bread of life is Jesus Christ. Therefore, let us eat more of Jesus Christ, so that we can be united with Jesus Christ. We live by eating the words of God.

Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. I tell you, whoever sees the Son and believes in Him has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. See how good this is. Once you start to believe, whoever believes has eternal life. Once you start to believe, the Spirit of God lives in you, and you are in eternal life, and your spirit is with God. If a person only believes in the flesh, how can the Spirit of God be in him? Therefore, these words sound quite interesting.

It is the Spirit Who Gives Life; the Flesh is of No Avail

The words of Jesus are spirit and life, the words of Jesus are the bread of life, and we live after we eat them. It is the Spirit who gives life. Then why is a person's body so prosperous? Because his spirit is prosperous. If your spirit is not prosperous, and you are always supplementing this and supplementing that in the flesh, making the spirit very withered, the body will not be prosperous either. The flesh is of no avail. Just this sentence, I tell you, is enough for us to ponder for a year or so. Many people do not know this, and they put in the effort on the flesh. Running and exercising, exercising what? Exercising the flesh. Eating health products, eating organic food, are all things of the flesh.

But it is the Spirit who gives life. If we are prosperous in spirit, our bodies will be healthy, and then we will prosper in everything, that is true life. Living is living out the image of God. The Spirit of God is in us, and today we are in eternal life, and all the things in the world can no longer control us. Jesus can feed five thousand people with five loaves of bread and two fish, is it so difficult to feed us? If we eat the words of Jesus Christ every day, and the body and blood of Jesus Christ are the bread of our life, will we lack anything in our life if we labour for the food that endures to eternal life? Impossible.

Jesus performed miracles again and again to get people to believe in Him, no matter how He affirmed it, but people still did not believe. I tell you, some of those who leave the church, the illnesses on their bodies are all graces of saving lives, they have survived. Although they have survived, their spirits are dead again, and it is the flesh that gives them life. Therefore, do not labour for the food of this life, but put in the effort on the food that endures to eternal life, and then God will be with you, affirming what you have received, and then you will eat more of the bread of life, and then your spirit will live. It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is of no avail. God sits on His throne and looks down: "This is very good, this child is really smart." Good?

So Many People Leave Such a Good Way

Are you going to leave today too? After listening, teacher, you speak very frankly, but I do not understand a word. Actually, this is not about understanding or not understanding, it is about not being in harmony with the inherent things in you. You already have your own answers inside, so when I speak, nonsense! If you believe in Jesus like this, how will you live? Many people leave. I tell you, I am really surprised, there is a cancer patient who was healed by my prayer, and he came back and asked me, if my son believes in the Lord with you like this, how will he live? Then do not live. He left, and then he no longer exists.

In the past few years, I have had a feeling in my heart, Jesus did this, why do we not do this? Do you understand? If you are not pursuing the way of eternal life, leave if you leave, there is no need to persuade them anymore, this is all human creation. I am really touched in my heart, I have learned this lesson for a long time, sometimes I really do not want them to leave, I do not want them to in my heart, but later I slowly learned to accept it. They left, and I felt sad in my heart, hey! This is not something I can decide. Without the gift of the Father, no one can come here.

If you are carrying the things of this life, loving money, and refusing to leave even if you die, is that not a demon? Later I found this thing very interesting, it is really like this in the church, driving away the ghosts, and this person is taken away by the ghosts. If you refuse to leave even if you die, then that is a very big ghost. Today you have the way of eternal life! Today the Bible we read tells us that there is a way of eternal life! Today God is witnessing for us among us! Today we are distributing the words of Jesus Christ, the bread of life, to everyone at the right time, so that everyone's spirit will be prosperous! Although the flesh is decaying day by day, our spirit is renewed day by day. One day, we will leave this world and be with the Lord, which is better than anything else. Amen!

May God bless everyone!
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