NOTES for Joh 11:25-26

Such situation is familiar to many of us: one of our close relations dies, and friends come to express their condolences. They say: we "sorrow", - or "we shall all be there ", - somehow or other we accept death, admitting its finality. The words of Jesus distinguish themselves in a striking way. He speaks about resurrection, about victory on death; He speaks about Himself as being the bearer of life, of which death is not the end. Moreover, He says He can grant such a life to others. And after comes the main question: "do you believe this?" And here, for everyone, to whom this question is given, comes a moment of decisive choice - the choice to believe, in which reason can help in nothing, because it has nothing to do where there is no information, and in which an adventurous character can't help, because both answers have identical risks. This choice can be made only in man's heart, the center of his free will and in the faculties to love and with confidence without any proofs. And right now, this question is given to each of us: "do you believe this?".