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Early in his ministry, Jesus performed miracles in Jerusalem. The Bible says, “Many people believed in Jesus because they saw the miracles he did. But Jesus did not trust them. Why? Because Jesus knew the things people were thinking. Jesus did not need any person to tell him about people. Jesus knew what was in a person’s mind” (John 2:23b-25).
Some people say that the word “believe” in this part of the Bible doesn’t really mean believe as in trusting Christ as your savior. They say it’s a head belief and not a true heart belief. The Gospel of John knows nothing of this kind of nonsense. People either believe in Jesus as their savior or don’t believe in him.
This view usually comes from the false idea that the moment one believes in Jesus as savior, all of life changes quickly for the better. Jesus should be able to trust those who believe in him, right?
It’s true that the biggest problem you’ll ever have does disappear at the moment you trust Jesus as your savior. Death is the biggest problem. Jesus conquered death when God raised him from the grave after three days and gave him a resurrection body that would never die. All Christians will be raised from the dead to share in Christ’s victory over death.
The Bible is God’s handbook for changing the way we think. It shows that God is the center of the universe. We are not. We must think differently about how we see ourselves, people and the world around us.
The Apostle Paul wrote this: “Don't change yourselves to be like the people of this world. But let God change you inside with a new way of thinking. Then you will be able to decide and accept what God wants for you. You will be able to know what things are good and pleasing to God and what things are perfect” (Romans 12:2).
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