W2L, The Definition of the word Assuredly: used to express the speaker's certainty that something is true. To make it more of an impact the Lord uses the word MOST, in front of Assuredly, to make it a DOUBLE WHAMMY! LOL
Using your New kings James version, If I were to tell you W2L, "Most Assuredly" if you jump of the Empire State Building, head first you will have no more life in you. What do you think would happen to you? Do you think after the fall, you will rise up and shake off the dust off your clothes and go eat a Big Mac. With the Lord all things are possible, but not after the Lord WARNS US with the words "Most Assuredly!!!"
There are many good protestants who attend church every Sunday and no one has truly taught them John 6:53 that when the Lord uses the Word "Most Assuredly" Jesus Christ, literally means LIFE OR DEATH!!! So they are invincibly ignorant re: John 6:53 Jesus Christ knows these good protestants.
However, when a protestant has been told this truth, lets say like here at Christianforums, and then chooses not to accept the Words of the Lord, "Most Assuredly" then that person will have no life in them because they choose not to believe in His Words. Thus why in Scripture we read, not all who say Lord Lord will enter the Kingdom of Heaven but only those who do the WILL of the Father. The Will of the Father is one and the same as the Lord, and that is, that we must Eat and Drink His Flesh and Blood. Yes, all protestants today strove among themselves saying: "How can this Man give us His Flesh to Eat". W2L, does these word sound familiar to you in your mind?
Yes, true the Lord did not go after those who left Him re: John 6:53, Jesus Christ Left His Catholic Church to go after them, thus why I am here.
W2L, Most Assuredly, the Holy Spirit wether you know it or not, is working in you because of this your thread, and that is to become Catholic! Oh my what a dreadful thing Just said, to you, for you to become Catholic, well then again, it is the Only Church That LIVES OUT John 6:53 in the The Most Holy Eucharist!
W2L, Many if not all Ex Protestants have entered the Catholic Church because of John 6:53 And Most Assuredly these Ex Protestants make the best Catholics.
Yes, the Lord here in John 6:53 is using what we cannot use here and that is FEAR MONGERING!
Fear Mongering is a good thing, when it comes form the Lord and His Church, re: John 6:53
PanDeVida, aka BreadOfLife
“His disciples came and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?” He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others are not. To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away from them. That is why I use these parables, For they look, but they don’t really see. They hear, but they don’t really listen or understand.”
Matthew 13:10-13
Now let’s take a look at the beginning of the bread of life discourse.
“Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, you want to be with me because I fed you, not because you understood the miraculous signs.”
John 6:26
““Sir,” they said, “give us that bread every day.” Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. But you haven’t believed in me even though you have seen me.”
John 6:34-36
“Then the people began to murmur in disagreement because he had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” They said, “Isn’t this Jesus, the son of Joseph? We know his father and mother. How can he say, ‘I came down from heaven’?” But Jesus replied, “Stop complaining about what I said. For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day I will raise them up. As it is written in the Scriptures, ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me.”
John 6:41-45
“Then the people began arguing with each other about what he meant. “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” they asked. So Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you cannot have eternal life within you.”
John 6:52-53
“But some of you do not believe me.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning which ones didn’t believe, and he knew who would betray him.) Then he said, “That is why I said that people can’t come to me unless the Father gives them to me.” At this point many of his disciples turned away and deserted him. Then Jesus turned to the Twelve and asked, “Are you also going to leave?” Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life. We believe, and we know you are the Holy One of God. ””
John 6:64-69
Jesus was intentionally making it difficult for the people to understand to weed out those who didn’t believe in Him.
I would hope not.