What is the meaning of John 6:29? Jesus replied Jesus is responding to a crowd that has just been miraculously fed (John 6:1-14) and now wants more bread. They ask, “What must we do to perform the works of God?” (John 6:28). His answer starts with authority: “Jesus replied…” • He speaks as the Son of God (John 5:19-23). • Every time Jesus answers, He reveals the Father’s heart (John 3:11; Matthew 17:5). • He refuses to let the conversation stay on human effort; He shifts it to divine initiative. The work of God is this The people expected a list of deeds, but Jesus names only one “work.” • Salvation is God’s work before it is ours (John 6:44; Philippians 2:13). • Human righteousness can never earn life (Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5). • By calling faith a “work,” Jesus exposes the futility of religious striving and points to the single action God requires—trust. To believe Belief here means wholehearted trust, not mere agreement with facts. • It is personal reliance, the kind that moves the heart and will (Hebrews 11:6). • This faith brings eternal life (John 3:16-18) and justifies apart from law-keeping (Romans 3:28). • Faith itself is a gift God awakens through His Word (Romans 10:17; Acts 16:31). In the One He has sent The object of faith is crucial: the Father’s commissioned, incarnate Son. • Jesus is the promised Messiah (John 1:41; John 5:39). • The Father repeatedly testifies to His sending (John 5:36-38; 1 John 4:14). • Trusting anyone or anything else misses the narrow, God-given path to life (John 14:6; Acts 4:12). • Believing in the sent One honors both Father and Son (John 5:23; John 17:3). summary John 6:29 collapses every human “work” into one God-ordained response: place your full confidence in Jesus, the Father’s sent Savior. God initiates, enables, and completes this faith. Our part is to rest in Christ alone, receiving the eternal life He freely provides. |
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