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As a gay man, Wicker has long been frustrated that he cannot readily have children of his own; as he gets older, his desire to reproduce grows stronger. Maturity and transformation. I guess that event, as hard as it was for me to go through, only drew me closer to the Lord.

Christ and the Future in New Testament History

It was a time of great growth and maturity for me. It was several years later that God confirmed His calling on my life to serve in pastoral ministry. Times of hardship always drive me to spend more time with the Lord, so I can truly know Him and keep His Word. When we go through hardships it can cause us to reevaluate our lives.

When an illness hits us or a close family member, we think more about life and death. We think about spiritual things and about eternity and life after death. Jesus is completing His Temple Discourse with these final verses in chapter 8. GOD John Protecting our family.

It seems to be a part of the DNA of every family that we stick together and protect each other when one of the members comes under attack. Each person would try to outdo the other person with slams against their momma. When our family is threatened, we will sometimes revert to name-calling or speaking ill of the other person, in an effort to protect our family and to make ourselves feel better.

Last week, we saw that the Jews where trying to use their physical heritage as justification for salvation and entrance into heaven. All of that leads up to what we see in verse 48 today. Samaritan and demon-possessed v. The way in which the Jews attack Jesus shows that what He has said about them is true — they listen to and do the work of their father, the devil.

If Jesus was questioning their heritage, then they are going to question His. If their father is the devil, then Jesus must be demon-possessed. The first part of their question referenced that Jesus was a Samaritan. This was a particularly harsh designation. The Samaritans were considered half-breeds by the Jews half-Jew and half-Gentile.

There were certain Jews who remained in Assyria after their captivity had ended and they intermarried with the Assyrian people. Perhaps the two designations were actually one in the same. The Samaritans were known for worshipping many gods, which could lead to the idea of them being demon-possessed [Michaels, The New International Commentary on the New Testament, The Gospel of John].

MatthewThen they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see. Honoring God vv. Jesus denies that He is demon-possessed. Jesus is obviously not demon-possessed.