From Satan, John 8:41-48 Now He has just been telling them that they are in fact slaves to sin, and that, while they are descended from Abraham, they are not spiritually children of Abraham because they are doing what Abraham would not have done. Satan’s children Next, He tells them who their father is. Read verses 41-42. First they claimed that Abraham was their father. Now they claim that God is their father. How does He answer them? God is not their father First He refutes that God is their father. If their claim were true, if God were their father, then instead of trying to kill Him they would be loving Him. And why? Because He came from the Father’s presence and He came at the Father’s initiative, not His own. He was sent by the Father. If God were their father, they would have recognised Him and loved Him. The devil is their father Then He tells them who is their father. Read verses 43-45. Who is their father? He points out that the devil is really their father. How does He prove this to them? The devil is obviously their father because they want to do the desires of their father. And then He gives two examples of the devil’s desires that they are carrying out. The devil is a murderer from the beginning. And the fact that they are trying to kill Him shows that they have a murderer’s spirit. The devil is the father of lies. He is by very nature a liar, and all liars share his nature. And they are lying about Him, which shows that the devil is their father. And since they do the acts of the devil, they are the devil’s children, and the devil is their father. And for that reason, Jesus says, they do not understand Him and they do not believe Him.
From Satan, John 8:41-48 Now He has just been telling them that they are in fact slaves to sin, and that, while they are descended from Abraham, they are not spiritually children of Abraham because they are doing what Abraham would not have done. Satan’s children Next, He tells them who their father is. Read verses 41-42. First they claimed that Abraham was their father. Now they claim that God is their father. How does He answer them? God is not their father First He refutes that God is their father. If their claim were true, if God were their father, then instead of trying to kill Him they would be loving Him. And why? Because He came from the Father’s presence and He came at the Father’s initiative, not His own. He was sent by the Father. If God were their father, they would have recognised Him and loved Him. The devil is their father Then He tells them who is their father. Read verses 43-45. Who is their father? He points out that the devil is really their father. How does He prove this to them? The devil is obviously their father because they want to do the desires of their father. And then He gives two examples of the devil’s desires that they are carrying out. The devil is a murderer from the beginning. And the fact that they are trying to kill Him shows that they have a murderer’s spirit. The devil is the father of lies. He is by very nature a liar, and all liars share his nature. And they are lying about Him, which shows that the devil is their father. And since they do the acts of the devil, they are the devil’s children, and the devil is their father. And for that reason, Jesus says, they do not understand Him and they do not believe Him.