He will look a little and watch his feelings to see how it affects him. He does not believe God 's word, yet since he does not absolutely know but it may be true, he will condescend to try it. This is no looking at all in the sense of our text. There is no faith in it. Sinners must look to Christ with both desire and design to be saved .
Salvation is the object for which they look.
Suppose one had looked towards the brazen serpent , but with no willingness or purpose to be cured . This could do him no good. Nor can it do sinners any good to think of Christ otherwise than as a Savior , and a Savior for their own sins . Sinners must look to Christ as a remedy for all sin . To wish to make some exception, sparing some sins , but consenting to abandon others, indicates rank rebellion of heart , and can never impose on the All-seeing One.