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John 8,44 | Sergio | Thursday, May 20, 2010 |
Question: Why those jesus say to the Jews that they are sons of the Devil? Are we sons of the Devil when we sin? Those the Devil have sons? |
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Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM
Dear Sergio: Let us look at the context of the discussion Jesus was having (John 8:30-44):
Some of the Jews listening to Jesus came to believe in him. But then Jesus demanded more from them that mere belief and a shallow enthusiasm. As the Navarre Bible commentary says:
Many of the Jews found their pride under attack by Jesus. They did not consider themselves slaves because they were children of Abraham. Their belief in Jesus began to dwindle at the these words of Jesus. The Jews had a false security because they were descended from Abraham, thus how is it they are to be "set free" as Jesus said? The Navarre Bible commentary explains:
It is not only the Jews who have this false security, but some of us too. As the Navarre Bible commentary mentions:
This brings us to the verse in question. The Navarre Bible commentary explains:
With this as a background the answer to your question is that Jesus says that the devil is their father because they reject the truth and accept lies. The devil is the father of all lies. We too become sons of the devil when we accept lies. In this way, those who have received God's revelation, such as the Sedevacantist, Ultra-traditionalist, and Liberal Catholics, are all sons of the devil because they have accepted a lie over the truth of Christ and his Church. We are not sons of the devil by mere sinning, that is, when we try to live a Godly life and occassionally sin and then go to Confession. We become sons of the devil when we choose sin over the Truth in an ongoing way in our lives and will not repent of it. All those who live in concubinage (live together without marriage), or live in adultery (married person divorced from previous marriage but no annulment who remarries), or who fornicate and think there is nothing wrong with it, or those who contracept, or who believe in abortion, or sexually active homosexuals and those who believe that homosexuals may be married, and other such things, are all sons and daughters of the devil because they have given up the Truth, which is Christ, for a lie. I hope this helps to understand the verse. God Bless,
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