The Gospel of John 8:13 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.” (John 8:13 KJV)

Here we see the Pharisees, who view the Lord only as a man, made another judgment call over His audacious claim of being the light of the world. Of course their judgment was made through the lens of human perspective blinded by religious eye patches. The Lord's declaration of being the light of the world was made amidst the backdrop of a sea of lights from lamps made out of the garments of priests, a religious ritual part of the Feast of Booths. The Lord Jesus laid claim to absolute moral and spiritual truth - He being the true light from heaven. His claim echoes God's own words revealing to Moses "I AM WHO I AM" (Exodus 3:14). This sparks continued escalation of conflict with the religious Jews, enraging the Pharisees to attempt killing Him.

These religious people, who have been demanding proofs of His claims, continue to disregard the heavenly signs and testimonies laid before them. The Lord of course agreed that evidence is necessary and that many signs have already been manifest affirming who He truly is. But, this persistent accusatory demand by the religious Pharisees reveals a heart and understanding totally muddied by the ungodly things of the world, just like our present day world environment. With total disdain of the Lord, they exemplify what Apostle Paul describes in his letter to Timothy.

We, and all those who are born again children of God in Christ, are warned as it is written: “But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.” (2 Timothy 3:1-5 ESV)

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)

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