What is the meaning of John 8:45? But because The Lord has just unmasked the religious leaders’ true allegiance, contrasting their claims with their conduct (John 8:40-44). “But” marks the sharp turn: although they boast of knowing God, their reaction shows the opposite. “Because” exposes causation—His very words trigger their hostility. • John 3:19-20 reminds us that people “loved darkness rather than the Light, because their deeds were evil.” • Psalm 52:3 depicts the same heart: “You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking what is right.” Truth shines; darkness resists. I speak the truth Jesus is not sharing an opinion; He is Truth incarnate. • John 14:6: “I am the way and the truth and the life.” • John 18:37: “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth.” • John 1:14, 17 couples “grace and truth” in the Word made flesh. Every syllable He utters is perfectly reliable, exposing every lie. Rejecting His words means rejecting reality itself. you do not believe Me! Their unbelief is willful, not intellectual. • John 10:26: “You do not believe because you are not My sheep.” • John 5:46-47: unbelief in Moses’ writings leads to unbelief in Christ. • 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 warns that those who “refused the love of the truth” receive delusion. Key points: – Unbelief is moral at its core; truth threatens cherished sin. – To side against Christ’s words is to align with the father of lies (John 8:44). – Faith and truth rise or fall together; when truth speaks, belief should follow. summary John 8:45 shows that the pure truth of Jesus provokes hardened hearts. The conjunction “But because” links their rejection directly to His truthful speech. He, the embodiment of truth, exposes sin, and those clinging to darkness recoil. Unbelief is not from lack of evidence but from love of lies. The verse calls us to welcome the Light who always tells the truth, rather than resist Him. |
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