The Watchtower. Study Edition, June 26. This article will be studied during the week of August 10th through 16th.

How to remain loyal when we face tests of faith.

Theme text. Lord, whom shall we go away to? You have sayings of everlasting life.

John 6.68. Song 122. Be steadfast. Immovable. Focus.

We can remain loyal to Jehovah, no matter what tests of faith we may face.

Paragraphs 1 and 2. Question. What happened as Jesus was teaching in Copernium?

This speech is shocking. Who can listen to it? John 660. That is the way that many of Jesus

disciples reacted to statements Jesus made while he was teaching in Copernium. Jesus had said,

Unless you eat the flesh of the son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in yourselves.

And he continued,

Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has everlasting life, and I will resurrect

him on the last day.

John 6.53 and 54.

Those who were deeply offended by Jesus' words stopped following him.

Did they not have any faith in him at all? Actually, before this incident, some, including Jesus' disciples, were so impressed by what Jesus did that they said,

This really is the prophet who was to come into the world, John 6. 14.

So it is evident that those disciples had a degree of faith in Jesus.

But when their faith was tested, they did not remain loyal to him.

Paragraph 3. Question. How did the apostles react to Jesus' words and why?

The apostles reacted differently to Jesus' words. When Jesus asked them if they wanted to leave him as well, Peter answered,

Lord, whom shall we go away to? You have sayings of everlasting life. We have believed and have come to know

that you are the Holy One of God. John 6. 68 and 69.

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