The Spirit Gives Life, The Flesh Profits Nothing - John 6:41-71

We learn from this passage, man's natural helplessness and inability to repent or believe. We find our Lord saying – "No man can come unto me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him." Until the Father draws the heart of man by His grace, man will not believe. The solemn truth contained in these words is one that needs careful weighing. It is vain to deny that without the grace of God no one ever can become a true Christian. We are spiritually dead and have no power to give ourselves life. We need a new principle put in us from above. Facts prove it. Preachers see it.

Ryle, J. C.. Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of John