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John
  
51"I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live for ever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh."


Have you ever seen bread moving or talking? Jesus calls himself the Bread of Life, the living bread – he speaks not of material bread from heaven, but spiritual and divine food. He does not mean us to eat his flesh literally; we are not man-eaters.
Soon Jesus began to speak of his death. It was not his spirituality that redeemed mankind, but his incarnation. He became man to give himself for our sin. His hearers were offended; he seemed an ordinary man, from a modest family. Had an angel appeared from heaven, they would have received him with applause. Jesus explained that his glory and spirit would not redeem them, but his body which would be laid down for the sake of humanity would.