After becoming popular and attracting many followers, Jesus taught about what we call the Incarnation, the Son of God becoming human flesh. The Incarnation made it possible for people to have eternal life. Instead of being overjoyed at this news, many so-called followers turned away from Jesus in John 6:41-71. After asking the his original followers if they also wanted to leave him, Peter responded with a question that can serve as a lifeline to us when we find it difficult to believe. (full sermon notes)
In Jonah 3, we find that God did not give up on Jonah or on the people of Nineveh, which encourages us to believe...
Our little work of accepting each other in the church is part of the big work God is doing in the world.
God sent his unique Son in human flesh to be the propitiation for sins, Savior of the world, and life for all who believe.