It would sound better if He had said "I WAS" instead of "I AM." The present tense implies Christ's eternal existence as God. Even though Jesus does not explicitly call Himself "God", He does refer ...
‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ ”) Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. For the law was given through Moses; grace and ...
he who eats My Flesh and drinks My Blood has ... because they will not admit that the Eucharist is the self-same Body of our Saviour Jesus Christ which suffered for our sins ...
To eat earthly bread sustains life for a time, but the person will ultimately die. To receive the spiritual bread (i.e., Christ) gives one eternal life. Jesus Christ clearly states in verse 51 that he ...