In What Way Are We Doing Greater Works Than the Lord Jesus Did

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In what way are we doing greater works

than the Lord Jesus did?

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me, the

works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these

shall he do; because I go unto my Father. [John 14:12]

It is so sad to see untaught minds use this verse to mean things

that it does not. There is a place where scripture should be

interpreted literally and there are places where the spiritualmeaning or the broader scope of a certain verse should be

considered.

What ‘greater work’ could there be than raising the dead?! And

Christ raised the dead! Both the physically dead and the

spiritual! “Verily, verily, I say unto you, the hour is coming, and

now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God:and they that hear shall live”. [John 5:25]

The master also said, “And these signs shall follow them that

believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak

with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink

any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on

the sick, and they shall recover”. [Mark 16:17,18]

To prove the above verse a few so called believers have drank

poison and have succumbed to it. And there have been not a few

vain persons who have tried to handle serpents etc and died in

the attempt, all because of a false interpretation of John 14:12,



and Mark 16:17,18. I wonder if Hosea 4:6 [My people are

destroyed for lack of knowledge] applies here?

“He that believeth on Me, the works that I do shall he do also;and greater works than these shall he do” [John 14:12]

Greater works? Yes! But not in nature and kind, but greater in

their effects. The believers after the Lord’s ascension made a

deeper impression on mankind. They were attended with more

extensive results. They were the means of the conversion of

more sinners. The works of Jesus were confined to Judea and

the nearby villages as you have pointed out. They were seen but by few. The works of the apostles on the contrary were

witnessed by many nations, and the effect of their miracles and

preaching was that thousands from among both the Jews and

Gentiles were converted to the Christian faith.

The Master Himself declared that He was not sent but unto the

lost sheep of the ‘house of Israel’. [Matt 15:24] And except for a Samaritan woman here and a Canaanite woman there He

hardly reached out to the gentiles. But after His resurrection, it

was – “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every

creature”. [Mark 16:15]

And with the invention of the electronic media, the ‘Gospel’ has

gone into nooks and corners which the Apostles could not have

dreamed of!

But in spite of all the means at hand, no ‘Kingdom work’ gets

accomplished except the Lord be in it! Without Me ye can do

nothing! [John 15:5].



“And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord

working with them, and confirming the word with signs

following”. Amen. [Mark 16:20]

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