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A Faith That Fell Short (John 12:42-43) What can we learn from certain rulers that believed on Jesus but would not confess Him for their love of the praise of men? |
A Faith That Fell Short (John 12:42-43)
What can we learn from certain rulers that believed on Jesus but would not confess Him for their love of the praise of men?
- They believed, but that was not enough. This belief had not led them to confess Christ (Matt 10:32-33), it had not led them to change their lives (Lk 9:23)), it had not led them to obey God (Matt 7:21); it was a dead faith (Jms 2:14-26).
- They believed the same thing; such is possible. We can come to knowledge of the truth (John 8:31-32; 1 Cor. 1:10; Eph. 3:4; 2 Tim. 2:15).
- They believed in Christ; evidence was sufficient. Enough undeniable proof had been presented (Jn 20:30-31; Heb. 11:1; 1 Cor. 15:3-11; 1 Jn 1:1-4). They had placed them-selves in a position of bring able to decide what was right and they believed (Jn 7:48).
- They believed, but were short-sighted. They carried about the condemnation of the Pharisees (temporal) over what was right before God (eternal). (Matt. 10:28; Gal. 1:10; Rom. 12:1-2; Col. 3:2-3; 2 Pet. 1:9).
- They believed, but sought the wrong thing. Their love was the praise of men, it became their god because it con-trolled their lives (Matt. 6:24, 33; Col. 3:5; 1 Tim. 6:9-10, 6, 11-12).
Let us not have such a faith that would fall short!
