42 Jesus told them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, because I have come to you from God. I am not here on my own, but he sent me. 43 Why can’t you understand what I am saying? It’s because you can’t even hear me! 44 For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 So when I tell the truth, you just naturally don’t believe me! 46 Which of you can truthfully accuse me of sin? And since I am telling you the truth, why don’t you believe me? 47 Anyone who belongs to God listens gladly to the words of God. But you don’t listen because you don’t belong to God.”
Terrie's Comments:
If we belong to God and He is our Father then we will listen to the truth of God's word. It is Satan who is the father of lies. There is no truth in him at all. When you choose to believe a lie from Satan you are using the freedom that God gave you through Jesus to do Satan's work. You can't agree with the truth and believe a lie at the same time. Every moment of everyday we are presented with truth and lies. We have a choice to stand for the truth. The truth we speak about here is God's truth, which is found in the word of God.
Tori's Comments:
I have noticed Jesus has had to repeat His message to the people over and over: that if they loved/knew God, they would love/know him. The sad thing is, that doesn't really seems to make sense to them, only proving His point!
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