Thursday, September 8, 2016

John 7:31

John 7:31 says, And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?  Jesus continues to speak to the people about Who He is and why and how He had come to them, and the people continued to be divided over Who He was. Many people believed in Him and asked when Christ comes, will He perform more miracles than those which Jesus had done.  They believed because of the miracles. Only One sent from God could have this power over natural forces. There may be some who come to Christ today because they have seen a miracle, and that is good.  Even believing in Him, they asked if the Christ when He came could do more.  This could be seen as doubt but was likely an expression of new faith.  Could any else do more.  No one could. Today we might occasionally ask the same thing, and we have to answer that no one else can do what Christ did.  Verse thirty-two adds, The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.  When the Pharisees and chief priests heard the people, they sent officers to take Him.  People today are still trying to hush the voice of Jesus and His disciples.  Verse thirty-three continues, Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.  Jesus told them that He would be with them for a little while and then He would go to Him Who had sent Him.  Jesus’s mission was never to stay here in human form. 






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