Why the World Hates Jesus

. . . Jesus was walking in Galilee, for He was unwilling to walk in Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill Him. Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was near. Therefore His brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go into Judea, so that Your disciples also may see Your works which You are doing. For no one does anything in secret when he himself seeks to be known publicly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.” For not even His brothers were believing in Him. So Jesus *said to them, “My time is not yet here, but your time is always opportune. The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it, that its deeds are evil. Go up to the feast yourselves; I do not go up to this feast because My time has not yet fully come.” Having said these things to them, He stayed in Galilee.  (John 7:1-9, NASB)

Sue & I lost a great friend the other day.  John Davis passed away this past Saturday, and reported to his final assignment, heaven.  Our prayers are with Jane and family, that God would send them comfort in the midst of their grief.  Well done, good and faithful servant!  See you soon! 

More words from Jesus, this time from the Apostle John’s Gospel.  Jesus, as John says, “was unwilling to walk in Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill Him.”  His brothers, however, did not believe Who He was, and were urging Him to go through Judea to Jerusalem to participate in the Feast of Tabernacles.  To me, it seems like the brothers thought Jesus was out to make Himself known, that He was searching for publicity.  (Jesus’ brothers went through conversion after He died.  They wrote two books of the New Testament, James and Jude; and Paul identified James as an apostle)

Jesus answers them that “My time is not yet here, but your time is always opportune.”  I’m sure His brothers didn’t understand.  Jesus further explains, “The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it, that its deeds are evil.”  There’s the root cause for hatred of Jesus.  Also, His disciples, then and now, are hated by the world.  We’re to be the light of the world, but we’re told that the world loves the darkness.  Nobody likes to hear that what he/she does is evil, yet we’re supposed to do that.  

John 7:7 KJV - The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, - Bible Verse Picture
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This could explain why there’s antisemitism in the world.  The Israelites were given the Law of Moses, and they were expected to be the keepers of it, and share it with the rest of the world.  Paul says succinctly that the Jews “were entrusted with the oracles of God.”  (Romans 3:2)  Again, no one likes to be told what to do, or that they’re sinners.  

Jesus then tells His brothers to go to Jerusalem themselves (this portion concludes with Jesus remaining in Galilee, but He stealthily ends up going to Jerusalem, and teaching in the Temple). 

Jesus warned us that the world would hate us, that we would face persecution.   But He also promised rewards for those of us who prevail in the midst of those trials:  An eternity spent with Him in heaven!  That’s MY hope!

Worship: “I Will Follow,” by Chris Tomlin

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