Title John 10:21 - Or say,
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Or they said, These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon, can a demon open the eyes of a blind man?
But others said, "These are not the sayings of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"
1. What God Does
God does not change His will because of the number of people. God is the one who will surely fulfill His will. God has not changed His will since the beginning of time, He has already revealed His will through His Word, and He works in His own time to accomplish it. Those who still misunderstand God only understand that the place where there are many people is the place where God's will is done. If that were the case, Jesus would not have told you to make an effort to enter through the narrow gate. When he said that there are many who seek to enter but cannot enter, God never wanted many, but he wanted those who strive to enter through the narrow gate. The gate is wide and the road is broad that leads to destruction, and many find it. But the gate that leads to life is narrow and the road is strait, and few find it. God knew well that few would enter through the narrow gate. Nevertheless, the reason God made it possible to reach life only through the narrow gate was to let people know that God is not limited by the number of people.
Jesus was well aware that whenever He spoke, there would inevitably cause a strife among His hearers. If Jesus didn't like the strife that arises because of His words, it would be enough not to preach the commandments that the Father gave them, but to not only belong to this world but also to speak the world's words and distort them into the words that people of this world enjoy. However, Jesus said, not only did quarrels arise because of His words, but more people disliked His words and said that they were possessed by a demon and agitated, saying, “Why do you listen to His words? He only preached the commandments. But this world is not like that. They do not follow Jesus, who is the great shepherd and overseer, and do not preach the words that Jesus told them. While observing the reactions of a large number of people, they do not hesitate to share worldly words to please their ears. Such people are no longer shepherds, but only workers. Sheep are no longer sheep, but goats.
(1) Or saying, These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon.
Hearing Jesus' words, many people judged the words of Jesus to be the words of a man possessed by a demon. But or soon the rest said that these words were not the words of a demon possessed man. What the few said were not words that accurately judged Jesus. Jesus was not actually possessed by a demon, nor was he crazy, so what Hump said was exactly what he judged. Instead, Jesus cast out demons. The demons hated Jesus very much. The main purpose of demons is to enter and rule and destroy people, because Jesus does not intend to destroy people, but to give life to them, and to bring them in and out and find pasture, but only to bring them to eternal life. The main purpose of the demons and the actions of Jesus are polar opposites, so there is no way the demons would like Jesus. That is why whenever the demons met Jesus, they said, “What has this to do with me and you?” I prayed before God and said, “Please don’t torment me.”
Jesus did not speak crazy words because he was possessed by a demon, but to save the world that was possessed by demons. Those who do not speak like Jesus and do not acknowledge that only the words of Jesus are God's commandments are, on the contrary, possessed by a demon and are crazy. Those who accept the thoughts of demons and live with the hearts of demons. Ghosts are invisible. Even so, the realm of demons is strictly limited by God. Demons want to show off all the nations of this world and their glory even before Jesus by maximizing their realm and using their abilities to the fullest. Even in this world, like those who have spoken, even a small number of people who preach only the commandments of the Father that Jesus gave them can be called little shepherds.
(2) Or they said, "Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"
God did not allow the demons to open the eyes of the blind. The people I was talking about were those who made a right judgment about Jesus. The demon did not open the eyes of those who were blind from birth, but rather made them more blind. Even those who say they see simply made them sinful. They think that their thoughts and values are correct because they see and judge the world correctly by seeing, but they are just thoughts given by the devil. On the contrary, there are many people who just have sins among those who say they see. Since the creation of the world, I have never heard of a demon opening the eyes of a person who had been blind since birth. If the demon had this kind of power, it would have deceived more people as a target by frequently exercising this power.
The reason Jesus was able to open the eyes of those who were blind from birth was to show the works of God in him. It was to do the work of the one who sent it with him. In addition, Jesus had authority in heaven and on earth, and he had authority over all peoples. Moreover, since he was stronger than the devil, he was able to command and cast out demons. Because Jesus was stronger, he was able to bind him and even drive him out. Many people said that he was possessed by a demon and said crazy things about him because even his spiritual judgment was clouded. However, there are always people like Sarepta's widow in Elijah's day and Naaman in Elisha's day. As Hump said, there were only a few, but demons could not open the eyes of the blind, but they were sent there as people who knew that they were trying to show what God was doing.
2. The heart of God
You want to speak as Hump said
God doesn't want His people to stand on the side of many and talk about common sense. As Hump said, even if there are only a few, he wants to stand on the side of the truth and be the witnesses of the truth. Just as Jesus did not try to please people or make many people on my side, I want you to follow Jesus who had nowhere to lay his head and speak as Hump said. When Hump spoke, he was not discouraged by many people. Even when many people said that Jesus was possessed by a demon and said crazy things, just as they said that he was not possessed by a demon, he wants the truth to not come and go according to the number of people.
John 7:12 “There are many gossips among the crowd about Jesus, and they say that he is a good man, or that he deceives the crowds.”
There was a lot of gossip in the crowd about Jesus. The content of the gossip is that he is a good person. But there were a few who said they were good people. There were many others who said no or no and said that Jesus deceived people. Whether there are few or many, God wants us to preach the commandments that the Father gave us, just like Jesus did. Because only the Word can heal people, only the Word can bring people to life, and only the Word can lead them to the kingdom of eternal life. In order to attract the hearts of the many, not the few, those who do not preach the exact commandments that the Father gave them, but change them and deliver them are mere wages.
3. Who God is
He is the one who makes you speak as Hump said.
God is the one who makes His people the standard and principled by the words of Jesus, as Hump said. He is the one who judges Jesus as a good person.
4. Traces of Jesus (Confession and Sharing)
(1) The blood of Jesus - What Hump did not speak as he said
(2) The life of Jesus - what Hump said he chose to say
5. Prayer
As Hump said, when only a few are on the side of the truth
I can't convey the truth as it is
Trying to turn the truth into the sound of delusion
forgive me
Even if it is a small number, make me stand on the side of the truth
Even if I gossip, let me tell you the truth
Let me tell you the truth I heard without changing it
Even if you are a little shepherd, do it for the sheep.