Jesus, by all appearances, was a normal man. He was made of flesh and blood. People knew His mother and father. Believing that He was anything more was difficult for many people. Even nowadays people struggle with the concept of Jesus. At the same time, those people saw Jesus heal the sick, give sight to the blind, feed the multitudes, and even raise the dead. So, why was it so hard for them to believe?
In Matthew 8-20 and Luke 8-19, it tells of many things Jesus did. It tells of how Jesus healed a leper, a Centurion's servant, Peter's mother-in-law, and many other people. What did all these people have in common? They believed in Jesus. They had faith that He could heal them. These were people who had not seen all of Jesus's miracles and yet believed in Him. His disciples, who had witnessed all of His miracles, still had trouble having complete trust in Him. They were fearful of the tempest, and Peter could not walk on water because of fear.
Throughout the passages, Jesus kept talking about how it is what comes out of a man that determines what kind of man he is. It is our words and actions, not what we hear or see, that determines if we are worthy to one day be in God's presence. Through these passages, Jesus teaches how we can live our lives to where we are speaking and acting the way we should.
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