ONLY THOSE WHO LOVE GOD
ARE PREDESTINATED

October 29, 2006 pm
Mike Blume

  Scripture Text:

 
Joh 6:5-13 KJV  When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?  (6)  And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.  (7)  Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.  (8)  One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,  (9)  There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?  (10)  And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.  (11)  And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.  (12)  When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.  (13)  Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.

Joh 6:22-40 KJV  The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;  (23)  (Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)  (24)  When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.  (25)  And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?  (26)  Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.  (27)  Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.  (28)  Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?  (29)  Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.  (30)  They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?  (31)  Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.  (32)  Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.  (33)  For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.  (34)  Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.  (35)  And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.  (36)  But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.  (37)  All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.  (38)  For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.  (39)  And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.  (40)  And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

  Message:



This chapter is very interesting, because there are two stories of EATING BREAD.
  • In the first instance, people crossed a sea and traveled far to follow Jesus, and He took loaves and fishes and multiplied them giving them food.
  • The second is some people chased him down for more who saw the miracle earlier.
  • And he talks to them about the SPIRITUAL BREAD FROM HEAVEN, Himself.

And in both instances, Jesus exclaims that he does not want any of this bread to be lost.

John 6:12 KJV  When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.

John 6:39-40 KJV  And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.  (40)  And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

People were said to be that which God gave to the Son, and none of them would be lost, after Jesus took bread and multiplied it saying nothing be lost of even the fragments and crumbs.

People being represented as parts of the bread is how we make this comparison, and it is actually what Jesus explained when speaking about bread

He said:

John 6:53-57 KJV  Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.  (54)  Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.  (55)  For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.  (56)  He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.  (57)  As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

TRUE BREAD is what LIVES OF HIM.

1Co 10:17 KJV  For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.

1Co 11:20-21 KJV  When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper.  (21)  For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

They just came to eat a meal!
  • They violated the very purpose for communion.

1Co 11:33 KJV  Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.

They should eat at one time showing they all came from the same LOAF OR BODY OF CHRIST.

They were one bread.
  • They came from the same BREAD of Christ.
  • And if the bread broken represents Christ body that was broken, then they are the one body of Christ.

But when we do not discern the Lord's body, many are sick.

This meant that the people did not have the revelation they were ONE BODY together.
  • There was no unity.
  • And that was plain due to their refusal to wait for everyone in the congregation, whether they were poor or rich, or newly saved or saved for twenty years.
  • In eating at the same time, it represented the day Jesus died on the cross in death was the day all of us go back to and realize we all came from the same death and sacrifice.


When we are supposed to be showing that we are one and have unity, with no smaller divisions in the Body, these people were all grouped up in cliques!

1Co 11:29 KJV  For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

They did not discern the Lord's Body.
  • They never realized they were one body.
  • They looked at themselves as individuals.

This reminds me of the people who came to Jesus for bread.

They knew he did not go in the boat with the disciples, so figured he was still at Capernaum and they waited to talk with him.
  • But he did not need a boat to cross!
  • He walked on water!

Anyway, they found him and asked how he got over the sea, and he ignored that issue and cut to the chase with their problem.
  • He told them they saw a miracle and saw an awesome supernatural event occur!
  • But that is not why they came to Jesus.
  • They had more concern over natural hunger, which was why they came to him, than for concern over the supernatural work of God!

This is exactly like the Corinthians.
  • They did not eat communion for SPIRITUAL REASONS that they were ever thankful and reminded themselves of the ONE BODY OF JESUS that was crucified that they all came from to be saved as they were then.
  • They were only coming to eat food.
  • They did not treat it as a spiritual time where everyone is part of the body.

1Co 11:20-22 KJV  When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper.  (21)  For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.  (22)  What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.


There are so many people today in churches all over the world who are more concerned with natural desires and needs than anything that is spiritual and more important.

When Jesus said His flesh and bread and his wine was blood to these people, that was the very thing concerning the last supper that we continue taking in remembrance.
  • And the people were more concerned over just eating bread like the Corinthians were in 1 Cor 11.

THEY DID NOT DISCERN THE LORD'S BODY.

That means they were completely unaware of the SPIRITUAL issue right there before them.

The Spiritual Body means that each one is necessary and required to WORK in the church.
  • We minister to one another.

1Co 12:18-27 KJV  But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.  (19)  And if they were all one member, where were the body?  (20)  But now are they many members, yet but one body.  (21)  And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.  (22)  Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:  (23)  And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.  (24)  For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:  (25)  That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.  (26)  And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.  (27)  Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.


Have the same care one toward the other.
  • Ministries.
  • You need to care for the rest of the members and do your part, just as others are caring for the body and doing their part.
  • There are too many that do not have the same care others have for the body.
  • They are not doing their part as others are in the body.

Someone told me of a person who said they did not want anyone to depend upon them, but just wanted to float in and out of church.
  • That is direct violation of the Word of God.

Phi 2:12 KJV  Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

Notice that OBEDIENCE is mentioned along with WORK OUT YOUR SALVATION.
  • So the working out part is your obedience to the Lord.
  • Last week we said He is the head and we are the Body.
  • And the HEAD is sending signals to the body, but many of the members of the body are not obeying the head.
  • That means their salvation is not being worked out.

We need to work it out of ourselves and touch others.
  • We cannot do that if we lock it up inside of us.
  • WORK IT OUT!

Notice the story.

John 6:9 KJV  There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?

John 6:11 KJV  And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.

He took what was so small and insufficient as it was, and MUL:TPLIED IT.

If Jesus is the BREAD and the bread represents His body, and he broke it and we eat a piece indicating we are his body, then everyone of those people who ate that bvread represented the miracle that JESUS ALL BY HIMSELF was insufficient.
  • HE HAD TO BE MULTIPLIED.
  • Did He not tell Adam to multply and fill the earth?
  • Well, He multplied AND FILLED THOSE BODIES MADE FROM EARTH.

John 6:11-12 KJV  And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.  (12)  When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.

THEY WERE FILLED.

THE EARTH WAS FILLED.

Their bodies were made from earth, and their bodies were filled.

Do not think Jesus could not FILL every man, woman and child who wants Him in their lives.
  • He is the bread of life.
  • He is eternal life.
  • And He may have been one man who died on the cross, but HE MULTPLIED in that breaking of death, and multiplied millions have been given eternal life from that ONE SMALL BODY!

He said not even the fragments would remain.

And they took 12 baskets of fragments.

One for each of the number of 2 disciples.

One basket of the whole meal turned into twelve baskets after everyone ate the meal and were full, of JUST CRUMBS!'

If there were twelves times as many leftover crumbs as there was original fish and breaD, HOW MUCH FISH AND BREAD WAS THERE MULTIPLIED THAT FED THE 5000???

This represents everyone who is truly given to Jesus.

John 6:12 KJV  When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.

You BECOME part of the bread when you eat it.
  • The people who came to Jesus for bread ate it, and the bible teaches that when we come to eat bread from this body or loaf of Christ, we ARE part of the Body.
  • And so EVEN THE FRAGMENTS are not left behind.

EVERY PERSON IS IMPORTANT.
  • God gives them that honour.
  • BUT the sad thing is not every person in the body returns the honour by caring for the rest of the body in the same care that others offer.

John 6:37-40 KJV  All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.  (38)  For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.  (39)  And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.  (40)  And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

The trumpet is going to sound one day.
  • We shall all be GATHERED together, as they gathered even the fragments.
  • And Jesus will not lose ONE OF THEM.
  • But we knows some people will backslide and be lost when Jesus comes.

He will not lose ANYONE, though, WHO REALLY LIVES LIKE they are part of the bread.
  • Some do not live like they are part of the body.

They do not care with the same care for the body.

I need to be avialable to the church body if I am the newest person saved in this church,.
  • But that must be taught.

The ones who do not work out their salvation into ACTIVITY for the body and instead seek for carnal things more than they do the spiritual, WILL BACKSLIDE.
  • Jesus will not lose those whom the Father really gave to Him.

Mat 13:47-48 KJV  Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:  (48)  Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.

John 15:2 KJV  Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

Some branches bear no fruit.
  • Some fish are not good fish.

Whatever stops us from doing something IN THIS BODY needs to be removed or else it will turn out that we were never given to Jesus by the Father.
  • Why woudl I say this if only those who are given to Jesus WILL do something anyway?
  • It is because WE CHOOSE to obey or not.
  • Paul would not tell us to work out our salvation if we had nothing to do with it.
  • We do not work FOR IT, but we work IT OUT.

We have so many stipulations put upon God's will..
  • So many CONDITIONS are involved.

Rom 8:1 KJV  There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Rom 8:28-29 KJV  And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.  (29)  For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Notice verse 29's information comes after that of verse 28.

  • We do not read of God predestinating everyone, but ONLY THOSE WHOM HE FOREKNEW.
  • Verse 28 tells usthe identity of those who are predestinaed.
  • Yet we might ask if God foreknows everyone.
  • He most certainly does.
  • But that is nto the sort of foreknowing he is writing about.
  • You have to go to verse 28 to see what specific peopel are foreknown by God to be predestinated.
  • THEY ARE THE ONES THSAT LOVE GOD.
  • All things work together for Good ONLY FOR THOSE WHO LOVE GOD.
  • The things working out otgether for God are the things spoken in verse 29 where Paul says we're conformed to the image of Jesus Christ.
  • Paul said this occurs so that HEMIGHT BE THE FIRSTBORN AMONG MANY CHILDREN.
  • THIS CONNECTS TO JESUS; WORDS ABOUT not losing any the Father gave to Him.

It has to do with Jesus being the FIRST OF MANY.
  • This sounds JUST LIKE the picture of BREAD multiplying into a whole lot more bread than what was used to start with.
  • What did Jesus do to make that bread multiply?
  • HE BROKE IT.
  • That is the cross.
  • Threough his detah ont eh cross BILLIONS would be sabed.

And when Paul limited the predestination to Christ's image of people to the ones who loved God alone, we find out who the ones are whom the Father gave to Jesus and of whom none would be lost.... THE ONES WHO LOVE GOD.

God looked ahead in time and saw everyone.
  • But something beautiful was planned for those WHO CHOSE TO LOVE God.
  • He would separate all the ones He foreknew woudl love Him, and predestine THEM to be conformed to His image.
  • Others lacked that love, and so they were not really his.
  • They were truly saved, but they did not choose to really LOVE the things that re more important than this world.

1Jo 2:15 KJV  Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

And somehow, if the love of the Father is not in them, the Father never gave them.

Look what happens to those who LOVE GOD.

Rom 8:35-39 KJV  Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?  (36)  As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.  (37)  Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.  (38)  For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,  (39)  Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Psa 119:165 KJV  Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.

If you are offended and fall away... you did not love God enough.
  • You fell because God diod not give you the strength He gives to those WHOM HE FOREKNEW TO LOVE HIM.
  • You cannto continue in this great conforming process if you never choose to love God more than anything.

John 6:65-69 KJV  And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.  (66)  From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.  (67)  Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?  (68)  Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.  (69)  And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

The others never really believed enough.

They wanted to know what to do to have this bread.
  • Jesus said BELIEVE.