Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—John 8:51-59
by: Cheri Appel.
Have you noticed that people, in general, do not want to hear the truth? We prefer to hear things that match our beliefs, that please us, or a sugarcoated, minimized, easy to swallow truth “pill”. Jesus spoke the truth about Himself and His Father. The religious leaders tried to hide behind Abraham, their physical father. But Jesus pointed out that spiritually, they were Satan’s children because of their lies. His point was that if they were Abraham’s spiritual descendants, who truly loved God, they would embrace His truth, believe that Jesus was the Messiah, and rejoice, like Abraham did. What spiritual truth do you struggle with? Loving God means believing His truth.
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