What reason did they give for not receiving Him?
Answer
"We know that God spoke unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence He is." John 9: 29.
NOTE - That was the trouble; they had no faith in anything new. They knew that God spoke by
Moses: it required little faith to believe that. They felt perfectly safe in accepting him, for everything had
demonstrated that he was sent of God. All could see that. But here was One whom, although He had come
in fulfillment of the prophecies of Moses and the prophets as their long-looked-for Messiah, they felt there
was a risk in accepting, because they did not understand the prophecies relating to Him, and time had not
worked out to their satisfaction the truthfulness of His claims. It required too much faith, as against their
desire to walk by sight, to accept Christ. It also called for a change of views in some things, and a
reformation in life. So they rejected Him. They believed in the Flood, faith in which had saved Noah; they
believed in Elijah also, and professed faith in all the prophets; but when it came to this special truth for
their time, they refused to accept it. Thus it has been in all ages, and thus we may expect it to continue to
be to the end.
What triumphant chorus will mark the end of the reign of sin?
What loss do those sustain who do not accept Him?
For what is all Scripture profitable?
What message announces the judgment hour come?
What is the purpose of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America?
When were the first of these signs to appear, and what were they to be?
What is said of those embraced in the first resurrection?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle