I like the description that Jesus gives concerning his coming and how people will respond to him: "The light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light..." Although we may see the light as a positive thing for our lives, for those who are trying to hide things, the light is a bad thing. Jesus may be rejected and they will continue on their way. John the Baptizer said it this way: "Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him." There will always be people who do not believe. But we need to keep shining the light to those around us.
There is, however, a strong focus on belief in these two chapters. Many Samaritans believed and the official whose son was healed believed, along with his whole household. Jesus ministry seems to be gaining momentum and if you were reading the story without knowing the ending you would think that thing could not ever get bad, except for a little foreshadowing when Jesus left the area near Jerusalem because the Pharisees had heard that he was making more disciples than John. There is a sign that warns us of danger ahead.
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