In John 8.39 Jesus answers the Jews when they say that Abraham is their father, He says the following: “If you were Abraham’s children,” said Jesus, “then you would[d] do the things Abraham did. 40 As it is, you are determined to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things. 41 You are doing the things your own father (The devil) does.” Leon Morris, in his book Jesus is the Christ, states that “The Jews were looking for a list of good deeds that they might do to please God. Jesus answers with a statement about the necessity of faith.” In John 6.28, we find Jesus telling the Jews that it is through faith that you can attain eternal life. “ Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has
In John 8.39 Jesus answers the Jews when they say that Abraham is their father, He says the following: “If you were Abraham’s children,” said Jesus, “then you would[d] do the things Abraham did. 40 As it is, you are determined to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things. 41 You are doing the things your own father (The devil) does.” Leon Morris, in his book Jesus is the Christ, states that “The Jews were looking for a list of good deeds that they might do to please God. Jesus answers with a statement about the necessity of faith.” In John 6.28, we find Jesus telling the Jews that it is through faith that you can attain eternal life. “ Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has