Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）
A Solemn Declaration
Text: John 8: 41
A SOLEMN DECLARATION
Jesus knew the hearts of the Jews. Their claim of Abraham as their father was merely racial. They could not rightly claim that they were the children of Abraham spiritually. Between the two, the spiritual relationship was of greater importance!
A CLAIM TO BE GOD’S CHILDREN
The Jews in their debate with Jesus went on to claim that they were not just Abraham’s children. They saw themselves as the children of God! The LORD was their Father!
“‘You do the deeds of your father.’ Then they said to Him, ‘We were not born of fornication;
we have one Father – God.’”John 8:41
1. A plain statement from Jesus
a. “You do the deeds of your father.”
b. Jesus was not debating their ancestry (that they were the descendants of Abraham).
c. He was addressing their deeds.
d. The deeds of the Jews:
i. They were not the deeds of their father Abraham.
ii. Who then was their father?
2. “Then they said to Him”
a. The Jews did not let Jesus go any further.
b. They responded very swiftly and angrily to what Jesus said.
3. “We were not born of fornication”
a. They insisted they were “pure bred”.
b. They were of the stock of Abraham and Sarah.
c. The Jews knew that Abraham had other wives and other children.
d. Their claim was that they were not children who came from the other wives of Abraham.
e. They clung to this ancestry very fiercely.
4. “We have one Father – God”
a. The Jews then went on to claim that God was their Father.
b. This was an even stronger declaration.
c. If they were already children of God, they did not need Jesus to give them the right to be called sons!
经文：约翰福音 8：41
一个庄严的宣言
耶稣知道犹太人的内心。他们声称是亚伯拉罕的儿子，只不过是因为种族关系。他们不能够在属灵里称自己是亚伯拉罕的儿子。在这两个当中，属灵关系更加重要！
声称是上帝的儿女
犹太人在与耶稣的争论当中，坚持自己不仅是亚伯拉罕的子孙。他们把自己视为上帝的儿女！上帝是他们的父！
“‘你们是行你们父所行的事。’ 他们说：‘我们不是从淫乱生的。我们只有一位父，就是神！’”
《约翰福音 8：41》