88. John 8:37-38 – Spiritual Fatherhood

 Spiritual Fatherhood

John 8:37–38

 “I know that you are Abraham’s descendants, yet you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you… I speak what I have seen with My Father, and you do what you have seen from your father.”

Jesus acknowledges their background but points to a problem deeper than bloodline or tradition.  God’s word has no room inside — the heart is occupied by another voice.

 When truth is not accepted, it becomes irritating. Rejecting the word slowly turns into hostility toward the One who speaks it.

 Jesus reveals a principle:

— He speaks what He hears from the Father

— They do what they learned from another source

 A true spiritual father is revealed not by words, but by fruit.

 The Father of truth calls to repentance and a changed life.

 The father of lies comforts: “You’re already great. Live however you want.”

 The question is not who you claim to be.

The question is whose word shapes your decisions.

 Which father will you choose?