What Jesus Did : John 7:6-9 - Pointing Out Evil

    by Phil Ware

    Pointing Out Evil - John 7:6-9

    Jesus said to his brothers, "The right time for me has not yet come. But any time is right for you {to go}. The world cannot hate you. But the world hates me. Why? Because I tell the people in the world that they do evil things. So you go to the festival. I will not go to the festival now. The right time for me has not yet come." After Jesus said this, he stayed in Galilee. (ERV) Full Text

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    So much is not said today because of the political correctness police. That's not said to give us an excuse for prejudicial or bigoted speech. Instead, refusing to call sin "Sin!" is my concern. Jesus didn't just leave happy and healed people in the wake of his ministry. Some of the folks he passed by will reappear later in the story crying, "Crucify him!" They didn't like it when he called their evil what it actually was. We must not either. Evil is still evil. Sin is still sin. And wrong is still wrong. Truth often makes us uncomfortable with our sin and hopefully will lead us to change. Unfortunately, many don't want to be brought to the light of the truth. Jesus was crucified for several key reasons, but we must realize that one of those reasons was simply this: many people, especially religious people, don't like being told they are sinners.


    Today's Prayer

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    Father, please give me greater wisdom so that I can demonstrate your love with compassion while at the same time I stand up for your truth and righteousness. While I know others may not understand my faith, strengthen me through your Holy Spirit so that I will stand faithfully no matter how great the opposition and no matter how close to home that opposition might be. In the name of Jesus. Amen.


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    Today's Verses in Context


    After this, Jesus traveled around the country of Galilee. Jesus did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jewish leaders there wanted to kill him. It was time for the Jewish Festival of Shelters. So Jesus' brothers said to him, "You should leave here and go to {the festival in} Judea. Then your followers there can see the miracles you do. If a person wants the people to know him, then that person must not hide the things he does. Show yourself to the world. Let them see these things (miracles) you do." (Even Jesus' brothers did not believe in him.) Jesus said to his brothers, "The right time for me has not yet come. But any time is right for you {to go}. The world cannot hate you. But the world hates me. Why? Because I tell the people in the world that they do evil things. So you go to the festival. I will not go to the festival now. The right time for me has not yet come." After Jesus said this, he stayed in Galilee.

    -- John 7:1-9 (ERV)

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