What is the meaning of John 15:24? If I had not done among them the works that no one else did • Jesus points to His unique miracles—healing the blind (John 9:1-7), raising the dead (John 11:43-44), calming storms (Mark 4:39). No prophet or teacher ever matched the breadth and authority of these signs (Acts 2:22). • These works validated His identity: “The works I do in My Father’s name testify about Me” (John 10:25). • By performing what no one else could, Jesus provided unmistakable evidence that He is the promised Messiah (Isaiah 35:5-6 fulfilled), and that the Father Himself sent Him (John 5:36). They would not be guilty of sin • “Sin” here is the specific guilt of rejecting the revealed Messiah. Before seeing Christ’s works, many in Israel anticipated the Redeemer; after seeing them, rejection becomes willful (John 15:22). • Jesus echoes, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty; but since you claim you can see, your guilt remains” (John 9:41). • Greater light brings greater accountability (Luke 12:47-48). By turning from the clearest revelation God ever gave, they incur a deeper judgment (Romans 2:4-5). But now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father • “Seen” is not casual observation; they watched repeated demonstrations of divine power (John 12:37), yet hardened their hearts (Hebrews 3:15). • Hating the Son equals hating the Father because the Son perfectly reveals the Father (John 5:23; 1 John 2:23). • Their hostility fulfills prophecy: “They hated Me without reason” (Psalm 35:19; cited in John 15:25). • Persistent unbelief after full revelation exposes a heart set against God Himself (John 3:19-20). summary Jesus’ unparalleled miracles gave Israel undeniable proof of His divine mission. Had those signs never occurred, their unbelief might have stemmed from ignorance; after witnessing them, rejection becomes deliberate sin. By spurning the Son they reveal hatred toward the Father, showing that the clearest revelation can harden a resistant heart just as surely as it enlightens a receptive one. |
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