8:24
“I told you that you would die in your sins”. Jesus was never afraid to tell people that sin was their biggest problem. One of the greatest failings of the church today is a fear or reluctance to tell people that they are sinners. Of course, this can be done in the wrong way, in a self-righteous way, but not telling people that sin is our biggest problem is not loving, is not honouring Christ. Jesus came to save people from their sins. “Unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins”. The people thought the Messiah would save them from the Romans. The true purpose of the Messiah is to save us from our sins. So the religious leaders (along with everyone else) needed to believe in the Messiah, and if they did so then they would be saved from their sins.
8:25
“Who are you?” This seems a pretty dumb quesiton, it should have been fairly obvious by now that Jesus was the Son of God, and that He was the Messiah, He has made this fairly plain. However, people can read the Bible, read the gospels, and completely fail to see who Jesus really is. We need the Holy Spirit to open our eyes.
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