Commentaries on Gospel Events
Jesus Rejects Brothers' Advice
A. D. 29
Galilee
How hard it would be for Jesus' brothers, sisters, and mother to accept his a God. They had seen him with their very eyes act very much as an ordinary human from a baby on up.
Much more easy for me without all that adverse testimony cluttering up my mind.
Their reluctance to accept until the over-coming evidence of his death, burial, and resurrection is to me all the more evidence of his perfect humanity along side of his perfect Godhood.
To the New-Agers who claim present Godhood for all, I say who else but Jesus returned from the dead? Who but Jesus and those he called back?
John
Joh 7:2
Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand.Joh 7:3
His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.Joh 7:4
For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.Joh 7:5
For neither did his brethren believe in him.Joh 7:6
Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.Joh 7:7
The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.Joh 7:8
Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come.Joh 7:9
When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee.