Get to Know Jesus Better
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is John 7:25-36. Let’s go!
John 7:25-26 (NIV)
25 At that point some of the people of Jerusalem began to ask, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?
26 Here he is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying a word to him. Have the authorities really concluded that he is the Christ?
On verses 25-26: Some in Jerusalem wondered why the Jerusalem authorities were allowing Jesus to preach publicly if they considered him to be public enemy number 1 (v25-26). By not doing anything seemingly to stop Jesus, the religious leaders were seen by some as possibly approving of Jesus’ claims. What can we learn from this? When you’re silent on an issue, you may give others the impression that you accept the status quo as being okay. May you have wisdom to know when to speak up and when to remain silent, and when you do speak up, may you speak up with wisdom.
John 7:27 (NIV)
27 But we know where this man is from; when the Christ comes, no one will know where he is from.”