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 him as 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.