John 5:40
“Yet you will not come to me, that you may have life.”
What does John 5:40 mean?
Jesus speaks these words to religious leaders who study Scripture carefully, hoping to find eternal life in the texts themselves. He's pointing out a painful irony: they've missed the whole point. The Bible was always meant to point them toward him, but instead of taking that final step toward him personally, they've stopped short, clinging to their study and their traditions. There's something both sad and urgent in his words. He's not angry at them for asking questions or being thoughtful about faith, but for refusing to actually step into relationship with him, even when he's standing right there offering life itself. It's an invitation wrapped in a gentle confrontation, reminding us that knowing *about* God and actually coming *to* God are two very different things.