Section 12
devastating knowledge of fundamental teach ing that frustrates people from enjoying the Lord's present resurrection life! Then the Lord Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me, even if he should die, shall live; and every one who lives and be lieves in Me shall by no means die forever" (11:25-26). The Lord seemed to be telling her, "It is not a matter of time. There is no problem of time with Me. Nothing is too late, and noth ing is too early. As long as I am here, every thing will be all right, for I will raise up your brother." Then the Lord asked Martha, "Do you believe this?" Martha replied, "Yes, Lord; I have believed that You are the Christ, the Son of God, Who is coming into the world" (11:27). What she answered absolutely was not what the Lord asked. She was not clear about what the Lord was saying. Her old, preoccupying knowl edge prevented her from understanding the Lord's new word.
Martha is like many Christians today who have a great deal of knowledge and doctrine. She had all the knowledge, but it was not the liv ing knowledge that the Lord taught. All of her different opinions were due to the fact that she had all the knowledge. Today, many Christians