Notice that in the rare instances in which men have raised the dead, they did it by the power of God. They called on God to do it. But when Christ was on earth He did not call upon the Father to bring the dead to life. When He went to the house of Jairus He said, “Damsel, I say unto thee, Arise.” (Mark 5:41).
He had power to impart life. When they were carrying the young man out of Nain He had compassion on the widowed mother and came and touched the bier and said, “Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.” (Luke 7:14).
He spake; and the dead arose.
And when He raised Lazarus He called with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!” (John 11:43). And Lazarus heard, and came forth.
Someone has said, It was a good thing that Lazarus was mentioned by name, or all the dead within the sound of Christ’s voice would immediately have risen.
In John 5:25, Jesus says:
“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.”
What blasphemy would this have been, had He not been divine! The proof is overwhelming, if you will but examine the Word of God.
And then another thing—no good man except Jesus Christ has ever allowed anybody to worship him. When this was done He never rebuked the worshiper. In John 9:38, we read that when the blind man was found by Christ he said, “Lord, I believe. And he worshiped Him.” The Lord did not rebuke