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Here’s an excerpt from the blog post.
John 8 is a crucial chapter for us to walk through and understand. Jesus says, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins." The last part of this statement is important enough for us to spend the rest of our time here. Unless you believe that Jesus is the Messiah you WILL die in your sins. There aren't a dozen different roads all leading to the same place. We can't approach God through any method we choose so long as we just seek to be sincere. Christ Jesus is the only means by which we come to God, and those who have denied him or will deny him will die guilty of sin and forever separated from God.
"As he was saying these things, many believed in him." However, we have already seen that just because people believed in Jesus did not mean that Jesus entrusted himself to them. Many people have, and will, believe in Jesus and still miss the truth of who he is. They will stop short of him being Savior and land on the idea that he is a prophet or a good man.
From verse 31 to the end of the chapter, Jesus dismantles the Jewish perspective of who they are and who he is. "If you abide in my word (read that as message) you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." We don't take issue with these words of Jesus, but the implication angered the Jews in attendance that they were in slavery. Jesus goes so far as to compare his audience to Ishmael as an illegitmate son. In other words, Jesus tells the Jews that they are like Ishmael, the slave son of Abraham and not heirs of Abraham, not true sons and daughters of God. Jesus doesn't pull any punches and tells them that not only are they not of Abraham, they aren't of God either. Then, to deliver the knockout blow, he tells them, "You are of your father the devil." Now remember, these are the people who had "believed" in him.
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