| “The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil” (John 7:7). |
| When the Lord Jesus spoke these words, He was speaking to His own natural brothers. Their names are given to us in Matthew 13:55—James, Joses, Simon, and Judas. At this point in time they did not believe in the Lord Jesus. (They did believe later on, probably after His death and resurrection.) |
| Why did the world hate the Lord Jesus? Our verse today tells us clearly; it was because He told people that they were sinners, and needed a Savior. As we saw yesterday, He told them plainly that there was no good in them at all, in their natural state. They needed a new life, and they did not want to hear that. |
| It is the same today. People will listen to you if you want to make this world a better place, if you want to feed people who are hungry, help those in need, etc. But they do not want a message that tells them they are helpless sinners. |
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