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Introduction
After today I will have baptized all four of my children...
My greatest pride comes from the fact that we have done all we know how to pass on a spiritual heritage to our children.
But, a spiritual heritage does not necessarily guarantee that someone will actually be a disciple of Jesus.
Background:
Verse 33...
Dealt with the part about not being enslaved last week...
Now Jesus will focus on the part about them being offspring of Abraham and therefore being in right standing with God.
They presumed that their spiritual heritage was enough to save them.
Jesus will show them that they are wrong to presume this.
John 8:37-47
Verses 37-38
Verses 39-41a
Throughout the OT and the NT we find that Abraham is the father of the faithful.
Verse 41b
Verses 42-47
Timeless Truth: Our spiritual heritage does not determine our spiritual standing.
Your spiritual standing is not determined by your family.
Good family, bad family, or somewhere in-between.
Your spiritual standing not determined by your church.
Membership in a local church is a vital part of our spiritual growth, but it’s not a guarantee of being in good spiritual standing.
Your spiritual standing not determined by your country.
You are not Christian because you are an American or because you are from the western world.
Your spiritual standing not determined by your ethnic background.
One culture or ethnic group doesn’t own the rights to the Christian faith.
The Christian faith has been a multi-cultural religion from the time of Pentecost.
Your spiritual standing is not determined by the color of your skin.
Christianity is not “the religion of the white man.”
What determines our spiritual standing?
Our spiritual standing is not determined by our actions, but by the action of Christ Jesus in forgiving our sins and cleansing us of all unrighteousness.
If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed!
Our spiritual standing can only be reflected.
Our spiritual standing is reflected in our love for Christ.
(v.
42)
This love for Christ is both emotional and active:
Our spiritual standing is reflected in our response to God’s Word.
(v.
47)
How do you respond to God’s Word when you read it?
When God’s Word is preached?
God expects us to act upon His Word.
If we do not, we are like these people who “cannot bear to hear my word.”
Our spiritual standing is reflected in our actions of obedience.
(vv.
39-41a)
We obey Jesus not to earn His love and acceptance, but because we have been loved and accepted by Him.
When we obey Him we are showing that we indeed are the true descendants of Abraham and the children of God, because we are doing the works for our Father.
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