14:22
Judas (not the traitor) asks why Jesus intends to show Himself to the disciples but not to the world. This is a question that many, probably including ourselves, ask. We wonder why doesn’t God make Himself more obvious. Indeed some atheists, Bertram Russell perhaps being the most famous, say that if after dying they discovered that God did exist they would ask Him “why didn’t you provide more proof?"
14:23,24
Jesus’ answer is very revealing, and highlights the difference between man’s thinking and God’s thinking. Man is self-centred, thinking that the fault lies with God. The root of the problem is that we do not love God. Now we think of “love” either in a sentimental or a romantic way, in the Bible it often has a much deeper meaning. The atheist does not want to end his rebellion against God, that is the root of the problem. Man wants God to act on our terms, but we need to act on God’s terms. Jesus declares that these words are the words of the Father. They are not an opinion, not a logical deduction, but the words of the creator and sustainer of all things.
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