John 6:35-51 "The Ark of Christ"

The 'chosen' were not drawn to God when He was in their midst. In fact, when they encountered Jesus, they did not really like what God was like. Jesus reveals what God is like when he dines with sinners, is anointed by a prostitute, shows grace to an adulteress, receives an invitation to Zaccheus' house, touches the untouchables, tells a condemned man that he will join him in Paradise, and rebukes the self-righteous. This is what God is really like and those who can receive a God like this will indeed receive eternal life. They will be drawn to God in Christ just as the animals were drawn toward Noah's Ark and in Christ they will be brought into the new world called The Kingdom of God.