Who exactly are the sheep in Matthew 25? They cannot be the glorified Church, yet Jesus welcomes them into the kingdom. Could they reveal that the flock of God is far larger than Christians have sometimes imagined?
If human beings freely choose to sin, why can’t they freely choose God? It sounds like a powerful objection to Calvinism, but it overlooks what Scripture says about the fallen human will and the grace that makes faith possible.
When Jesus says, “I am the bread of life,” he is not using bread as a casual illustration. Grain grows to maturity, is harvested, and then crushed so that it can become the food that sustains life. Grapes follow the same pattern before they become wine. In both we see the same story: life given by God, brought to fullness, then surrendered so that others may live. In that pattern creation itself points to Christ, whose broken body and poured-out blood bring eternal life to the world.