Who Has Believed? No Perfect Words

How do we make sense of the fact that so many people don’t believe? John wrestles with this and finds insight in Isaiah. Verse 38 quotes Isaiah 53:1, where the prophet laments, “Lord, who has believed what he heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” In Isaiah 52, God reveals His servant—the Messiah—describing the one who will bring good news. Yet in Isaiah 53, it’s clear that despite the beauty of this servant’s mission, no one embraces him. Instead, the servant suf...