John 7:25

John 7:25 says, Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?   The people questioned the religious leaders.  They asked if Jesus was not the one they sought to kill.  When people chose to oppose God, they often do not even recognize Who He is.  No matter how much people attempt to discredit or deny God, His work in the world is always visible.  The Jewish leaders who were attempting to kill Jesus evidently didn't even either recognize or acknowledge Him.  Verse twenty-six adds, But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?  They said Jesus spoke boldly and they did nothing to Him.  Then, more in derision than belief, they asked if the religious leaders didn't know Jesus was the very Christ.  Even under the threat of death, Jesus spoke boldly, and so must we.  We can never let a real or perceived threat keep us quiet about salvation and the goodness of God.  Verse twenty-seven continues, Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.  They denied that Jesus could be the Christ, because they knew where He came from and none would know where Christ came from.  They were mistaken in more than one aspect of the coming Messiah. They saw only the human nature of Jesus, but not His divine nature.  We can only be saved by Christ if we recognize both His human and divine nature. Also, though none knew when the Messiah was coming, His birth was foretold in the Scriptures.  We need to realize that people will even use the Bible in an attempt to discredit Christ.  Some do this from a superficial understanding of what the Bible says, and others from a deliberate distortion of what it says.  We must ensure that when we speak of what the Bible says that it is from a God given understanding.