He d heard the plan of salvation. He understood the rationale of the gospel, the historicity of Jesus, and the promise of eternal life. Yet still he did not believe in Christ. He still wanted to trust in self. And to this day that is where he continues to place his trust.
Some people just refuse to believe.
Ahh, that is a question to ponder. In this passage there are some people who Jesus says will not believe even if presented with the strongest of spiritual encounters. But this passage also teaches much more. It teaches several simple, indubitable and eternal truths. I want to call your attention to four of those from this passage.