Section 8
in this chapter that frustrates the resurrection power of the Lord? It is the human opinions. This chapter vividly portrays how the human opinions frustrate the Lord's resurrection life. Once human opinions are subdued, resurrec tion life is manifested. This is not a matter in religion, but in the church. The home in Beth any is a miniature of the church life. In Jerusa lem, you are in religion; in Bethany, you are in the local church. In Jerusalem you have religion; in the local church you have the problem of human opinions. In chapters one through ten, Christ as life is fully revealed and, at the same time, religion is exposed. Now, in chapter eleven, Christ as the resurrection life is unfolded, but, at the same time, human opinions are brought to the surface. The Lord is the resurrection life, but He is hindered by the opinions. This chap ter is filled with human opinions.
Martha and Mary considered that the Lord should have come immediately. This was their opinion. But the Lord never acts on the basis of anyone's opinion; He always acts according to His own will. The Lord purposely stayed away for two more days.
The Lord is the resurrection and the life and death is no problem to Him. It is easy for Him to