What does John 11 emphasize about love in the story of Lazarus?
John 11 emphasizes that the Lazarus account shows how much Jesus loved Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, not how much they loved Him. When Jesus wept, the Jews said, 'Look how He loved them.' The lesson is that it is not how much we love Him, but how much He loved us, saved us, and kept us.
Les teaches that in John chapter 11, the account of Lazarus continually points to Christ's love for Mary and Martha, not their love for Him. When Jesus wept at the tomb, the Jews nearby responded, 'Look how He loved them,' not how much they loved Him. Les applies this to believers: we must constantly remember that it is not how much we love Him, but how much He loved us, saved us, and kept us. This reflects God's attitude of total love, mercy, and grace, rather than a God waiting to zap people for failure.
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In John 11 with Lazarus, is the emphasis on how much Mary and Martha loved Jesus or how much Jesus loved them?
In the account of Lazarus in John 11, the emphasis all through the chapter is not how much Mary and Martha loved Jesus, but how much Jesus loved them.
In John 11 and the Lazarus account, whose love is emphasized—Mary and Martha's or Jesus'?
Throughout John 11 and the account of Lazarus, the emphasis is not on how much Mary and Martha loved Jesus but on how much Jesus loved them.
In the story of Lazarus, does the Bible emphasize Mary and Martha's love for Jesus or Jesus' love for them?
In the Lazarus account, the point is not how much Mary and Martha loved Jesus, but how much He loved them; likewise, it isn't how much we love Him, but how much He loved us and has saved and kept us.