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My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）

My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音） 
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Day 130

The Insistence of the Jews

Text: John 8: 39-40

THE INSISTENCE OF THE JEWS

The Jews resisted what Jesus said to them. They insisted that they were indeed the descendants of Abraham and they had inherited all the rights and privileges God had promised to Abraham and his heirs.

“They answered and said to Him, ‘Abraham is our father.’Jesus said to them, ‘If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham. But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.’”

John 8:39-40

1. “Abraham is our father”

a. This was the claim of the Jews.
b. This was their insistence.
c. And being heirs of Abraham, they were entitled to all the blessings God had promised.

2. “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham”

a. There should be more expected from the true children of Abraham.
b. They should be showing similar character traits of Abraham.
i. There should be faith in God evidenced.
ii. There should be a close friendship (relationship) with God.
iii. There should be good moral behaviour.

3. “But now you seek to kill Me”

a. The murderous intentions of the Jews were all too evident.
b. They had plotted to slay Jesus.
c. This fact could not be denied.

4. “A Man who has told you the truth which I heard from God”

a. Jesus had spoken nothing but the truth.
b. His source of truth was from God Himself.
c. But the Jews had rejected what Jesus taught.

5. “Abraham did not do this”

a. Abraham embraced the truth that God gave to him.
b. He never had a murderous inclination.
How could the Jews insist that they were the descendants of Abraham if their deeds were so sinful?

经文：约翰福音 8：39-40

犹太人的执意

犹太人抗拒耶稣对他们所说的话。他们坚持他们是亚伯拉罕的子孙，也继承了上帝答应给亚伯拉罕和他的子孙的权利和特权。

“他们说：‘我们的父就是亚伯拉罕！’耶稣说：‘你们若是亚伯拉罕的儿子，就必行亚伯拉罕所行的事。 我将在神那里所听见的真理告诉了你们，现在你们却想要杀我，这不是亚伯拉罕所行的事。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 8：39-40》

1. “我们的父就是亚伯拉罕”

a. 这是犹太人声称的
b. 这是他们的执意
c. 而身为亚伯拉罕的子孙，他们有权利得到上帝所应许的所有赐福

2. “你们若是亚伯拉罕的儿子，就必行亚伯拉罕所行的事”

a. 若他们真是亚伯拉罕的儿子，从他们身上所要求的应该更多
b. 他们应该体现和亚伯拉罕相似的特征
i. 显现出在上帝里的信心
ii. 与上帝拥有密切的关系
iii. 有良好的品性

3. “现在你们却想要杀我”

a. 犹太人谋杀的意图实在太明显了
b. 他们策划杀耶稣
c. 这是不能否认的事实

4. “我将在神那里所听见的真理告诉了你们”

a. 耶稣说的都是真理
b. 真理的来源是上帝
c. 不过犹太人拒绝耶稣所教导的

5. “这不是亚伯拉罕所行的事”

a. 亚伯拉罕接受了上帝所赐的真理
b. 他从来没有谋杀的意图
犹太人的行为充满了罪恶，他们怎么能坚持他们是亚伯拉罕的儿子？