Summary: Six days to Passover, Jesus is still at Lazarus's house. Lazarus's sister, Mary, pours out a very expensive bottle of perfume on Jesus' feet as an offering, which puts off Judas. A big crowd gathers, hearing about Jesus and the resurrection of Lazarus. Jesus speaks once more to the crowd, about how He must die in order to save so many more lives. A heavenly voice booms to confirm this. As expected, though, the crowd is sidetracked. Jesus warns that most just won't pick up on what's happening until way after He is gone.
Response: We have more of the crowd testifying and believing in the testimony, but the mood is getting more and more polarized; Jesus can't just be a good teacher, he's either literally God or just plain insane or evil.
The challenge I hear isn't 'believe or not;' I know I believe. What I hear is, 'since you believe, what's different? How are you changed, and what actions do you do now because of that?'
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