Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me. John 8:42
In this back and forth exchange between the Pharisees and our Lord Jesus, the question of who Jesus is and by what authority He works is answered. However, the Pharisees in fulfillment of prophecy refuse to consider one thing, that Jesus tells the truth. And before we come down on the Pharisees, without the enabling of God's Spirit we would not believe in Jesus either. When we see the Pharisee denying repeatedly the Son of God, it is humbling to note that but for the grace of God's Spirit, there go you and I the same way as that obstinate Pharisee. Faith in the Christ is such an overwhelming and marvelous gift of God to us!
God gave His Son, we live in Him!
Bucky
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