“You are of your father the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me. Who among you can convict me of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me? The one who is from God listens to God’s words. This is why you don’t listen, because you are not from God.”
John 8:44-47 CSB
Truth vs lies is the argument Jesus is making in a very true but offensive way. The religious leaders He is talking to are discounting everything Jesus is saying because they don’t like it. They are not evaluating it based on truth or reality. In fact their arguments ignore plain facts about who they are and where their people have been.
Jesus is pointing out that they are not listening to Him or even processing the words He is speaking. What they don’t understand is that Jesus words are perfect and true and they literally bring eternal life…if they would just critically listen and evaluate.
lord, help me to listen intently to Your Word so that I can know you more and draw near to You!
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