John 11:45

John 11:45 says, Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him. Many of the Jews who came with Mary, when they saw Lazarus resurrected, believed in Jesus.  We would think that seeing a man resurrected from the dead by Jesus simply telling him to come forth would cause all those with her to believe.  We know though, that even after Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection there are still many, many people today who do not believe.  Though we may not have seen this happen physically, by faith we can know of the certainty, and God will even give us the faith.  Verse forty-six, adds, But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done. We see that some did not believe, and they went to tell the Pharisees what things Jesus had done.  They had seen what Jesus did but went to the Pharisees to see how they would explain it.  They were not looking to believe, but to find someone to give them an explanation of what they had seen.  Anytime we have to ask someone else what God is doing when we have seen it with our own eyes, we are not looking to believe.  Verse forty-seven continues, Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. We find that the chief priests and Pharisees had a problem.  They asked, what were they to do because Jesus had done many miracles.  They still saw Him as just a man, but they could not deny the miracles He was doing.  That is the problem the world still has today.  How can they discount God, and His plan for salvation, when they see the miracle of the universe.  A person has to have great faith in nothingness and chaos to discount God. A person also has to have great faith in their own goodness to feel that they can reach God on their own.  The chief priests and Pharisees could not explain Jesus away, nor has anyone been able to since.