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When Darkness Obscures Spiritual Understanding

Text: John 8: 25-27

WHEN DARKNESS OBSCURES SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING

Jesus used different methods to help the Jews to understand basic spiritual truths. Yet the sad reality was that they did not have much light to comprehend spiritual truths.

“Then they said to Him, ‘Who are You?’ And Jesus said to them, ‘Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning. I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I heard from Him.’ They did not understand that He spoke to them of the Father.”

John 8:25-27

1. A direct question was raised to Jesus: “Who are You?”

a. Were the Jews really sincere when they raised this direct question?

b. Were they really interested in finding the answer?

2. Jesus said to them:

a. “Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning”

i. Jesus had been very clear as to who He was and what He came to do.

ii. He had also been very consistent in His life and ministry.

b. Two things may be highlighted:

i. The bread from heaven

“I am the bread of life.” John 6:35

ii. The light of the world

“I am the light of the world.” John 8:12

3. “I have many things to say and to judge concerning you”

a. Jesus could have pointed out their hypocrisy.

b. He could have highlighted their evilness.

c. But He had sought to be most gracious.

4. His claim was to be sent from His Father

a. He had been sent by His Father.

b. He speaks of the Father as One who is true.

c. His word (His teachings) were from His Father in heaven.

5. “They did not understand that He spoke to them of the Father”

They had not understood at the beginning. There had been no progress in spiritual enlightenment too!

经文: 约翰福音 8：25-27

当黑暗模糊了属灵的认识

耶稣应用了不同的方法来帮助犹太人理解基本的属灵真理。然而，可悲的事实是，他们缺乏上帝的光来理解属灵的真理。

“他们就问他说：‘你是谁？’耶稣对他们说：‘就是我从起初所告诉你们的。我有许多事讲论你们，判断你们；但那差我来的是真的，我在他那里所听见的，我就传给世人。’ 他们不明白耶稣是指着父说的。”

《约翰福音 8：25-27》

1. 向耶稣提出了一个直接的问题：“你是谁？”

a. 当犹太人问这直接的问题时，他们是真诚的吗？

b. 他们真的有兴趣找答案吗?

2. 耶稣对他们说：

a. “就是我从起初所告诉你们的”

i. 耶稣由始至终都非常明确地宣扬自己的身份和任务

ii. 祂的生命和职事也是一致的

b. 可以强调以下两件事：

i. 天上的粮

“我就是生命的粮” 《约翰福音 6：35》

ii. 世界的光

“我是世界的光” 《约翰福音 8：12》

3. “我有许多事讲论你们，判断你们”

a. 耶稣本可以指出他们的虚伪

b. 祂可以强调他们的邪恶

c. 但祂一直都那么富有恩典

4. 耶稣说祂是上帝差遣来的

a. 祂是祂的父差来的

b. 祂说祂的父是真的

c. 祂的话语（教训）来自祂的天父

5. “他们不明白耶稣是指着父说的”

他们从一开始就不理解。在属灵上的认识，他们也一点进展也没有！