[annalex]

they could figure out the metaphor

You fantastic interpretation contradicts John 6.

Which church?

One, Holy Catholic and Apostolic. There is no other.

[hosepipe]

[.. Which church? / One, Holy Catholic and Apostolic. There is no other. ..]

All denominations, most denominations, a few denominations, no denominations, or ONE denomination.. and if one which one?..

[Risky-Riskerdo]

Which church?

One, Holy Catholic and Apostolic. There is no other.

Which is not contained in the Roman Catholic religion.

When the church fathers used the term, "katholikos", ie-catholic, it was an adjective and not a noun as the Roman Catholic religion came to co-opt the term.

The church fathers were referring to the church universal comprised of all genuine believers in Christ, no matter what particularized church they were associated with.

[Alamo-Girl]

John 6:32-71 must be Spiritually discerned. It cannot be understood by the mind alone.

The leaning I have in the Spirit is that Jesus means for us to eat His flesh and drink His blood really - but not literally.

The key is in Jesus' response to His disciples when they were offended by His commandment. He said:

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 6:63

Compare this to the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. When Adam ate of the fruit of the tree, it became part of himself. God said that if Adam ate of it he would die die (muwth muwth.) Gen 2:17 And he did.

But Jesus is the bread of life sent from heaven. We are to consume Him, the Living Word of God, take Him in, let Him become a part of us, alive in us. He is our food and our drink, our life.

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. - Matt 4:4

That is the extent of the leaning I have in the Spirit.