Ho Johanne 9:39, Jesu o boletse, hobane ke tlile lefatsheng lena kahlolo, gore ba ba sa boneng ba bone, le ba ba bonang ba fetoge difofu. Jesu o ne a bolelang ka seo? Since Jesus said before, that He didn’t come into the world to judge. Bakeng sa which judgment did Jesus come into this world?
The blind man, who received his sight believed in Jesus Christ
Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when He had found him, A re ho yena, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? A araba a re, Who is He, Morena, that I might believe on Him? Mme Jesu a re ho yena, Thou hast both seen Him, and it is He that talketh with thee. Mme are, Morena, I believe And he worshipped Him (Johanne 9:35-39)
After the blind man, who was healed by Jesus and received his sight, was cast out of the synagogue because of his testimony, Jesus came to him. Jesus heard that they cast him out of the synagogue and went out to look for him. (Bala hape: Ke Bakreste ba bakae ba khutsitseng ho lula kerekeng?).
When Jesus found him, Jesus asked the man if he believed in the Son of God. The man asked Jesus, who the Son of God was, so that he could believe in Him.
Jesus said to the man, that he had both seen the Son of God and that He, who spoke with him, was the Son of God. The man believed the words of Jesus and worshipped Him.
Ke kahlolo efe eo Jesu a tlileng lefatsheng lena ka yona?
Jesus said that for judgment He had come into this world, so that they, who don’t see and are (MOHLA) e foufetse, might see and those, who see (who think they see) become blind.
Mme Jesu a re, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind (Johanne 9:39)
To understand what Jesus meant by that, we must go back to the Garden of Eden where man fell from his position through disobedience to God and became separated from God, because the spirit in man died. Since the fall, the world lies in darkness and wickedness reigns, and every person is born as a sinner and belongs to the darkness (lefatshe).
Although God had chosen a people among all the nations on earth and gave them the law and the prophets to reveal Himself (Tlhaho ea hae) and His will to His people and to give commandments and instructions to His people, so that His people would separate themselves from the world (lefifi) and walk in His will and receive life, many of His chosen people didn’t want to listen to God and rejected God.
God’s people rejected God by rejecting the law and the prophets. Because they rejected God, they brought judgment upon themselves.
But despite the rebellion, Boikhohomoso, manganga, and rejection of His people, God kept His promise and showed, for once and for all, His love for humanity. Joang? By sending His Son Jesus Christ to the earth to reconcile man back to God and restore (fodisa) botho. (Bala hape: Jesu o Itsetlelletse Khotso ea Mofuta Ofe? le Jesu o ile a khutlisetsa boemo ba motho ea oeleng).
Jesus was the Light that shone in the darkness of this world. He spoke the words of His Father and preached the truth and the Kingdom of God and called the people to repentance.
Jesus came for judgment into this world, because Jesus testified through His words (the preaching of the truth of God) that the works of the old man, Ke mang ea lefatše, were evil and condemned (judged) these works (Johanne 7:7).
Through the preaching of the truth, Jesus exposed the lies and the nature of the devil and sin, and made the blind, who lived in darkness through the lies of the darkness but heard and believed the words of Jesus, see and through His works Jesus destroyed the works of the devil and set the captives free.
But Jesus made those, who should have seen, like the Pharisees and Sadducees, blind and remained in their sins.
Jesus was a Witness of God and spoke the words of His Father
He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: He that cometh from heaven is above all. And what He hath seen and heard, that He testifieth; and no man receiveth His testimony. He that hath received His testimony hath set to his seal that God is true. For He whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto Him. The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into His hand. He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him (Johanne 3:31-36)
I can of Mine Own Self do nothing: kamoo ke utloang kateng, ke ahlola: mme kahlolo ya Ka e lokile; because I seek not Mine Own Will, empa thato ya Ntate ya nthomileng (Johanne 5:30)
Batho, who were able to do their evil works undisturbed all this time, and who had lied to the people and deceived the people with their words, were now disturbed by Jesus. Jesus confronted them and testified that their works were evil. (Bala hape: Na Jesu ke Jesu ea bohlokoa kapa lejoe la ho khoptjoa?).
Jesus didn’t walk after the flesh but after the Spirit. Hona ho bolela, ho., that Jesus didn’t look at their lineage, social status, Thuto, degrees, Sehlooho, or outward appearances and words. Jesus looked straight into their hearts. He was spiritual and looked at what was hidden from the eyes of the natural man.
Jesus was a Witness of God and spoke the words and truth of God, By preaching the truth of God, Jesus testified against all those people, who might have looked sincere and God-fearing on the outside but inwardly were evil (Oh. Esaia 11:3, Johanne 7:24)
Since their hearts were evil, they spoke and did the works with wrong intentions, like selfishness, own gain, matla, botumo, and honor of people.
They lived double lives and didn’t do the will of God. They didn’t keep His commandments but kept doing their evil works, which they loved, and made their own rules, Melao, le melao.
But Jesus saw their wickedness. Jesus saw, that they didn’t belong to God but the devil, because they didn’t do the will of God but the will of their father the devil, who lies to people, steals from people, and keeps the people in the bondage of sin and don’t lead the people to eternal life but eternal death.
And because they didn’t belong to God, but to the devil and walked in darkness and were spiritually blind, they didn’t see Jesus as the Christ and didn’t want to listen to Him, empa ho e-na le hoo, they called Jesus a sinner, kapa ka mantsoe a mang, a son of the devil.
They used the same words that Jesus spoke to them, when Jesus exposed their true nature and works. They accused Jesus of being a son of the devil aka a sinner and that He did the works in his name. (Bala hape: Phapano ke efe pakeng tsa Jesu le baetapele ba bolumeli? le Ke lintho life tse tšoanang pakeng tsa baeta-pele ba batho ba Molimo ba mehleng eo le hona joale??).
And now it was up to the people, whom they believed. Did they believe the religious leaders of Israel, who held an important position in society and had prestige and who they knew all their lives and whom they respected? Or did they believe Jesus of Nazareth, who called Himself the Son of God and Whom they mainly knew by hearsay?
The truth of God judges the evil works
Hohle moo Jesu a tlang, He spoke the words of God and preached the truth and the Kingdom of God and through His words He judged the evil works (sebe) and revealed the result thereof, and called the people, who belonged to Israel, to repentance so that they might be saved (Bala hape: Ke hobane’ng ha Molimo a fane ka Mora oa hae ea tsoetsoeng a ’notši?).
Hobane Molimo o ratile Lefatše, Ha a mo fa Mora oa hae o tsoetsoeng a thabile, hore e mong le e mong ya dumelang ho Yena a se ke a timela, empa o na le bophelo bo sa feleng. Hobane Molimo ha oa ka oa romela Mora oa oona lefatšeng ho ahlola lefatše; empa hore lefatshe le bolokehe ka Yena. Ya dumelang ho Yena ha a ahlolwe: empa ya sa dumeleng o se a ahlotswe, hobane ha a ka a dumela Lebitso la Mora ya tswetsweng a nnotshi wa Modimo. Mme hona ke tsuo, that Light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than Light, hobane diketso tsa bona di ne di le mpe. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, leha e le ho tla leseding, esere mesebetsi ya hae e ka kgalemelwa. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, hore diketso tsa hae di bonahatswe, hore di entswe ho Modimo (Johanne 3:16-21)
Hohle moo Jesu a tlang, the people had a choice to either believe the words of Jesus and repent of their evil works and be saved and receive eternal life or to not believe the words of Jesus and reject His words, whereby they brought the judgment of God upon themselves and were already condemned.
This was the judgment for which Jesus came into this world and gave a choice to all people to be saved by faith in Jesus Christ and to obey His words and live in the truth and the Light of God in freedom or to remain living in darkness in the bondage of sin and death under the condemnation of God, because they loved the darkness more than the Light.
The truth of God judges the evil works of people, not the people themselves. Because the judgment of people shall come on the great Day of Judgment, where every person shall be held accountable for his words and works, and the Word shall judge everyone according to his works and shall receive eternal life or shall be condemned and be baptized with fire and enter the second death (Bala hape: Etsa hore lentsoe le be moahloli oa hau le Ke eng kolobetso ea mollo?)
Is it the will of God that everyone be saved?
It is still the will of God that everyone be saved. Ka hona, God wants His sons (sena se sebetsa ho banna le basali) to arise and not be silent anymore, but be true witnesses of Jesus Christ and preach the truth of God in boldness so that many people will be saved. (Oh. Johanne 3:16, Timothea 2:4, 2 Peterose 3:9 (Bala hape: When Christians stay silent, ya tla lokolla baholehuwa ba lefifi?)).
The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, Joalokaha banna ba bang ba bala ho ba le maqakabetso; Empa na li-ward ea ward, ha e rate hore na ho na le mamello e lokelang, empa tsohle li lokela ho bakile (2 Peterose 3:9)
Not everyone will like your words and the message you preach. Maybe people shall feel offended or hurt, because it hurts their feelings or emotions or goes against their carnal will or opinions, but don’t let that hold you back or stop you, because only the truth of God can save a person from destruction.
It is the will of God that everyone comes to the knowledge of the truth and by faith in Jesus Christ repent and become born again in Christ and become a son of God and walk after the Spirit and live in His truth according to His will, because that’s why God gave His only begotten Son.
A person can never say that God has not shown His love for him or her. A person can never doubt the love of God for humanity, since the crucified and risen Lord Jesus Christ is a sign and proof of God’s love for mankind.
‘E be letsoai la lefatše’
