Is John 6 about the Catholic Eucharist?

Jesus’ teaching in John 6—“eat my flesh ... drink my blood”—is often the go-to passage to give biblical support for the belief in Christ’s Real Presence in the Eucharist. But many Protestants think we’re wrong in our interpretation, and they have reasons why they think this. In this talk, Karlo will examine these Protestant counter-responses and show why they don’t succeed, allowing believers in the Real Presence to continue appealing to John 6 for evidence that Jesus intended us to actually eat his flesh and drink his blood in the Eucharist.

[jperez]

it is also the reason why St. Paul said your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. when you receive Jesus Christ in the flesh, in the eucharist, you receive God Himself. and just as the temple of Jerusalem is kept pure for the Holy Spirit to reside, so must you be holy for God to reside in you.

[AustinoM]

I've always wondered what some of the main Protestant objections to John 6 were. This video was perfect to get into that. Thanks Karlo!

[AllanKoayTC]

so amusing to see Karlo so animated on stage. LOL
i'm so used to seeing him in the CA studio, in a chair and answering queries calmly.

[ranztolern]

Tnx for this great talk. It really helps me a lot in deepening my Catholic faith.

[nunuvyerbizniz]

My goodness I am such a fan of Karlo Broussard.

[jonathanrichard]

Thank You Brother Karlo as followers of CHRIST march on!! GOD Bless You! Jonathan

[michaelhaywood]

I like the way this chapter is read at Mass on Sundays 17-21 of Ordinary Time in Year B.

[takmaps]

Can we have more Karlo presentations 😊

[joemueller]

Excellent presentation here. Very clear and informative. Thankyou very much for this teaching!,

[samuelcoves]

Thank you bro Karlo. Its a very good presentation on John 6. If i can also shortly share:

I'm always asking most evangelicals, that when Jesus compared in eating his flesh and drinking his blood with his Ascension (But Jesus, being aware that his disciples were complaining about it, said to them, “Does this offend you?" Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before? Jn. 6:61-62).


Does his Ascension, a metaphor which was pertained as symbolical? Or does he literally ascended ?

Well we can't find that Jesus ascend as a dove or butterfly in heaven. BUT HE LITERALLY ASCENDED to HEAVEN.

"When he had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight."
Acts 1:9 NRSV-CI


* Then most of them will pause, think & they will change verse or topic.

[Olivier]

Putting the dots together, it seems that those not accepting the Eucharist are in fact repeating what the disciples had done when they left Jesus. That the Father hasn’t revealed it to them. And that they don’t have the life of Christ within them and will not be resurrected.. It is quite troubling that the same book leads to such divergent conclusions. Thank you for the video.

[jeffscully]

To my Protestant brothers and sisters:

*SUPPOSE* Jesus actually wanted us to eat His flesh and drink His blood, what _exactly_ should He have said?

[tonyl]

Ultimately, the correct interpretation of any Scripture is a matter of authority rather than of the pure application of reason and logic. However, I think it is useful to be able to provide such strong reasons for the Catholic interpretation before moving on to the more fundamental issue of authority. So the point-for-point back-and-forth is not without value!

[markbennett]

Correction:
Jesus clarifies what he was saying in verse 63 after many of his disciples left him as it is stated in verse 60. Did anyone else catch his incorrect statement at 16:45 of his talk?

[peterwolf]

I take Jesus Christ words as the guaranteed truth! I am not here to judge nor should anyone else judge!

[garyr.]

Amen! plus it was fully understood by Gods people that participation in a sacrifice was to eat (partake) in it - just as Paul mentions in 1 Corinthians 10:16-18!!!

[HendrickAlbina]

If I am a true believer in Jesus, would it be really hard and difficult to just believe his words? I find no error in following his words and contemplating those words. Chances are, his words were true.

[hogandonahue]

This video was awesome and this dude is high energy. Such a tough crowd tho! Lol.

[ronaldtrunk]

the John 6 bread discourse condemns all protestants because they do not follow this ordinance from Jesus

[larrybedouin]

But he answered and said unto them, "Why do you also transgress *the commandment of God* by your TRADITION?”
{Matthew 15:3}