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John 8:37-41 • My Word Hath No Place in You
John 8:37–41 • Seed and children are not the same word. One is about origin. The other is about resemblance. Jesus knew the difference and he draws the line in this passage.
⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • May 10, 2026.
You can be Abraham's seed and not be Abraham's child. Jesus makes that distinction deliberately in John 8. Seed is about bloodline. Children is about conduct — who you imitate, who you resemble, whose spirit lives in you. The Pharisees had the lineage. They didn't have the likeness. And Jesus tells them exactly why.
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