Salvation teaching featuring John chapters 5 and 6

Here is a salvation teaching which features John 5 and 6 and deals with the paralytic healed and warned not to sin again, then followed by Jesus discussion with the Jews, and John chapter 6 which is where Jesus speaks of being the bread of life. Afterwards I am putting in a salvation tract which is from the epistle of the Romans.

First up is John chapter 5 which tells of the story of the guy healed by the pool, who was paralyzed 38 years. Jesus does heal him and warns him not to sin or something harsher might happen. This enrages the Jews, who are legalistic, because this happened during the Sabbath day, and to them you can’t do a healing (for them it is work) on the Sabbath day. When confronted by the Jews about this, Jesus gives a powerful discussion in His defense of their accusations.

(John 5:1)  After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

(John 5:2)  Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.

(John 5:3)  In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

(John 5:4)  For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.

(John 5:5)  And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.

(John 5:6)  When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?

(John 5:7)  The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.

(John 5:8)  Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.

(John 5:9)  And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.

(John 5:10)  The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.

(John 5:11)  He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.

(John 5:12)  Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?

(John 5:13)  And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.

(John 5:14)  Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.

(John 5:15)  The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.

(John 5:16)  And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.

(Joh 5:17)  But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

(John 5:18)  Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

(John 5:19)  Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

(John 5:20)  For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.

(John 5:21)  For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

(John 5:22)  For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

(John 5:23)  That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

(John 5:24)  Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

(John 5:25)  Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

(John 5:26)  For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

(John 5:27)  And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.

(John 5:28)  Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

(John 5:29)  And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

(John 5:30)  I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

(John 5:31)  If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

(John 5:32)  There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

(John 5:33)  Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.

(John 5:34)  But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.

(John 5:35)  He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

(John 5:36)  But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

(John 5:37)  And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.

(John 5:38)  And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.

(John 5:39)  Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

(John 5:40)  And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.

(John 5:41)  I receive not honour from men.

(John 5:42)  But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

(John 5:43)  I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

(John 5:44)  How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?

(John 5:45)  Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.

(John 5:46)  For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.

(John 5:47)  But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

In John chapter 6 then is the miracle of the feeding of the feeding of the 5000 then followed by the discussion where Jesus says He is the bread of life leading to eternal life and that His flesh and blood are indeed food and drink. It is very powerful.

(John 6:1)  After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.

(John 6:2)  And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.

(John 6:3)  And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.

(John 6:4)  And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.

(John 6:5)  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?

(John 6:6)  And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.

(John 6:7)  Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.

(John 6:8)  One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,

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

(John 6:10)  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.

(John 6:11)  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.

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

(John 6:13)  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.

(John 6:14)  Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.

(John 6:15)  When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.

(John 6:16)  And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea,

(John 6:17)  And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.

(John 6:18)  And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.

(John 6:19)  So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.

(John 6:20)  But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.

(John 6:21)  Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.

(John 6:22)  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;

(John 6:23)  (Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)

(John 6:24)  When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.

(John 6:25)  And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?

(John 6:26)  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.

(John 6:27)  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.

(John 6:28)  Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?

(John 6:29)  Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

(John 6:30)  They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

(John 6:31)  Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

(John 6:32)  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.

(John 6:33)  For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

(John 6:34)  Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.

(John 6:35)  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.

(John 6:36)  But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.

(John 6:37)  All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

(John 6:38)  For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

(John 6:39)  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.

(John 6:40)  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.

(John 6:41)  The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.

(John 6:42)  And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?

(John 6:43)  Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.

(John 6:44)  No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

(John 6:45)  It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

(John 6:46)  Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.

(John 6:47)  Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

(John 6:48)  I am that bread of life.

(John 6:49)  Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.

(John 6:50)  This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.

(John 6:51)  I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

(John 6:52)  The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

(John 6:53)  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.

(John 6:54)  Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

(John 6:55)  For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

(John 6:56)  He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.

(John 6:57)  As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

(John 6:58)  This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.

(John 6:59)  These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.

(John 6:60)  Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

(John 6:61)  When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?

(John 6:62)  What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?

(John 6:63)  It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

(John 6:64)  But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.

(John 6:65)  And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

(John 6:66)  From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

(John 6:67)  Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?

(John 6:68)  Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

(John 6:69)  And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

(John 6:70)  Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?

(John 6:71)  He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.

At the end Peter knew Jesus had the words of eternal life, and I now am giving you the chance to invite Jesus in your heart for that purpose with the following tract and set of verses

The first group of scriptures is a statement of purpose to preach the gospel for as Paul states I am not ashamed of the gospel and this word is given so people are indeed without excuse before God

(Romans 1:14)  I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.

(Romans 1:15)  So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.

(Romans 1:16)  For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

(Romans 1:17)  For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

(Romans 1:18)  For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

(Romans 1:19)  Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

(Romans 1:20)  For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

In Romans 3 9- 12 it states both  Jews and Gentiles are under sin and none have done right at all.

(Romans 3:9)  What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;

(Romans 3:10)  As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

(Romans 3:11)  There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

(Romans 3:12)  They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

There is no difference here all have fallen short of God’s glory but all can be justified through Jesus, as stated in Romans 3 verses 21-27

(Romans 3:21)  But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

(Romans 3:22)  Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

(Romans 3:23)  For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

(Romans 3:24)  Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

(Romans 3:25)  Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

(Romans 3:26)  To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

(Romans 3:27)  Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

In these two passages in Romans chapter 5 Paul explains through the disobedience of one man all were made sinners but through the obedience of one man all were made righteous as Jesus did die for us while we were weak and yet sinners

(Romans 5:6)  For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

(Romans 5:7)  For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

(Romans 5:8)  But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

(Romans 5:9)  Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

(Romans 5:10)  For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

(Romans 5:11)  And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.

(Romans 5:12)  Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

(Romans 5:19)  For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

(Romans 5:20)  Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

(Romans 5:21)  That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

Now believers are slaves of righteousness and not sin, and also the wages of sin are death and the gift of God is life eternal through Jesus as explained in Romans 6

(Romans 6:20)  For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.

(Romans 6:21)  What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

(Romans 6:22)  But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

(Romans 6:23)  For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

This passage states how the word is near us and needs to be preached, too and also gives the instructions to be saved which are mainly to confess Jesus as Lord with your mouth and believe that God raised Him from the dead so that you will be saved.

(Romans 10:8)  But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

(Romans 10:9)  That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

(Romans 10:10)  For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

(Romans 10:11)  For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

(Romans 10:12)  For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

(Romans 10:13)  For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

(Romans 10:14)  How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

(Romans 10:15)  And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

(Romans 10:16)  But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

(Romans 10:17)  So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

In the first five verses of Romans chapter five state that we are now at peace with God, can develop patience through trails and also get the Holy Spirit

(Romans 5:1)  Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

(Romans 5:2)  By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

(Romans 5:3)  And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

(Romans 5:4)  And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

(Romans 5:5)  And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

In these two passages in Romans 8 it is stated there is no condemnation anymore and ask if God is with us who can be against us, and that nothing will separate the believer from the love of Christ

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

(Romans 8:2)  For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

(Romans 8:31)  What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

(Romans 8:32)  He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

(Romans 8:33)  Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.

(Romans 8:34)  Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

(Romans 8:35)  Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

(Romans 8:36)  As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

(Romans 8:37)  Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

(Romans 8:38)  For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

(Romans 8:39)  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.

Finally in Romans 12 we are now to present our bodies as a living sacrifice and are not to be conformed by the word but transformed by the renewing of our mind. We also are now all part of one body.

(Romans 12:1)  I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

(Romans 12:2)  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

(Romans 12:3)  For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

(Romans 12:4)  For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:

(Romans 12:5)  So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

The message in the epistle of Romans  especially clearly explains the salvation thing from all being short of God’s glory but how God sent Jesus in love to take care of the sin problem so that we would have the gift of eternal life and not death as we all deserve too, and are the wages of sin. God does not any to die eternally but wants people to be saved, for relationship with the believer. God sent Jesus to die wanting this love relationship restored and Jesus complied for the same for us. This death of Jesus on the cross then atoned for our sins which had separated us from God, and now through the gift of God the relationship which God wanted with man can now be restored. There is nothing that can be compared with a relationship with God or nothing that can even come close. I am now including a prayer which will enable you to invite Jesus in your heart and begin this wonderful and incomparable relationship with God. Please pray this prayer with me

Heavenly Father I come to You in the Name of Jesus. I confess to You that I am a sinner and cannot save myself. I confess and repent of all of my sins and unrighteousness. Right now I confess with my mouth Jesus as the Lord of my life and believe in my heart that You, God did indeed raise Him from the dead. I thank You for cleansing and forgiving me of all of my  sins and unrighteousness and for saving me. I thank You for sending Your Son to die in my place for my sins, and for the inexpressible gift of eternal life that I now claim through the death of Jesus on the cross. Thank You, Lord, again for saving me. In the Name of Jesus I pray Amen

God bless you and yours