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Therefore Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came forth and have come from God. For neither have I come of myself, but he sent me.
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The Ultimate Litmus Test
Commentators unanimously agree that Jesus presents a clear test: genuine love for God the Father will always result in love for Jesus the Son. As scholars like Calvin and Barnes note, one cannot claim to be a child of God while rejecting His Son. Your affection for Jesus is a direct and reliable indicator of your relationship with God.
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18th Century
Theologian
If God were your Father. If you had the Spirit of God, or love for Him, or were worthy to be called His children.
You would lov…
Ye would love me (ηγαπατε αν εμε). Conclusion of second-class condition with distinct implication that their failure to love Jesus…
19th Century
Bishop
If God were your Father, you would love me.—This follows because they would then be in a relationship of spiritual affinity to Him. God’s …
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Preacher
Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God. Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would lov…
Jesus gave another evidence of the Jews’ hypocrisy. If they truly loved God, they would evidence that love by showing love to his Son. Love for God…
16th Century
If God were your Father, you would love me. Christ’s argument is this: “Whoever is a child of God will acknowledge his first-born Son; but…
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17th Century
Pastor
Jesus said to them, if God were your Father By adoption; and this was discovered by the grace of regeneration; or in…
Minister
Satan prompts people to excesses by which they murder themselves and others, while what he puts into their minds tends to ruin their souls. He is t…