Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 8:23-24

"And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for except ye believe that I am [he], ye shall die in your sins." — John 8:23-24 (ASV)

Ye are of this world; I am not of this world. I said therefore, of you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

If you have no faith in Christ as the Son of God, ye shall die in your sins. What an awful thing it will be to die in your sins! What shrouds for your eternal burial! What a robe of fire in which to lie down for your long sleep, and then to find no sleep because of it!

Ye shall die in your sins. I should like this short, stern sentence to ring in the ears of every unbeliever. This is not my word, but Christ's own word – the word of the most loving and tender Saviour: If ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.