Jesus, the Bread of Life (John 6:31-35) by Rev. Angus Stewart
I. The Origin
II. The Satisfaction
Matthew Henry on John 6:35: "That Christ is bread is that to the soul which bread is to the body, nourishes and supports the spiritual life ... as bread does the bodily life; it is the staff of life. The doctrines of the gospel concerning Christ—that he is the mediator between God and man, that he is our peace, our righteousness, our Redeemer; by these things do men live. Our bodies could better live without food than our souls without Christ."
John Gill on John 6:35: "Christ is so called [the bread of life], because he gives life to dead sinners: men in a state of nature are dead in trespasses and sins; and whatever they feed upon tends to death; Christ, the true bread, only gives life, which is conveyed by the word, and made effectual by the Spirit: and because he supports and maintains the life he gives; it is not in the power of a believer to support the spiritual life he has; nor can he live on anything short of Christ; and there is enough in Christ for him to live upon: and because he quickens, and makes the saints lively in the exercise of grace, and discharge of duty, and renews their spiritual strength, and secures for them eternal life."