Introduction:
Review:
(John 8:37-47 NASB)
34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin.
35 The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son does remain forever.
36 So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.
37 I know that you are Abraham’s descendants; yet you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you.
38 I speak the things which I have seen with My Father; therefore you also do the things which you heard from your father.”
39 They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus *said to them, “ If you are Abraham’s children, do the deeds of Abraham.
40 But as it is, you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do.
41 You are doing the deeds of your father.” They said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; we have one Father:God.”
42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and have come from God, for I have not even come on My own initiative, but He sent Me.
43 Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot hear My word.
44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
45 But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me.
46 Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If I speak truth, why do you not believe Me?
47 He who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God
(John 8:37-47 NASB)
Theme: Ten characteristics of the devil’s children so you can identify them and lovingly reach them with the gospel.
1. They are genuinely religious people vs. 37a
2. They seek to destroy Christ vs. 37
3. They do what the devil says to do vs. 38
4. They reject the truth vv. 39-40
5. They are spiritually deceived vs. 41
6. They have no love for Christ vs. 42
7. They do not understand the Word of Christ vs. 43 (cf. vs. 37c)
8. They do not believe Jesus vs. 45
9. They have no legitimate reason for unbelief vs. 46
10. They are not of God vs. 47 (cf. vs. 43)
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