Section 7
Now, in His new standing, there is no religious element. All the elements of religion have been excluded.
FRUSTRATION OF HUMAN OPINIONS
Now we come to the last case. This case is not in the Judaistic fold; it is outside of it. After the Lord went out of Jerusalem, He went to a home in Bethany of one brother and two sisters who loved Him very much. Before He came, something happened in this home. The brother, Lazarus, became seriously ill, and the sisters sent a message to the Lord, which means that they prayed to Him (11:3). There is nothing wrong with prayer. If you are in trouble, you must send a message to the Lord. At any time you can send a word to Him. You may send Him the information about any situation. But what He would do is up to Him.
Chapter eleven serves a very specific purpose: it shows us that besides the opposition of reli gion, human opinions are the strongest frustra tion to life. Throughout the foregoing chapters, the problem that life faced was with religion. However, there is no religion in chapter eleven. But there is another kind of frustration—the frus tration from human opinion. What is revealed