John 8 "Simple Truth"

John 8 - Brandon Hatmaker - "Simple Truth"

“You are of this world; I am not of this world. I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am the one I claim to be, you will indeed die in your sins." Vs 23-24

Just like everything else in our lives, we tend to make things more complicated than they actually are. I was marveling recently with another pastor friend, who just started a church near downtown Austin, how complicated it is to keep things simple. Ironic really.

Jesus gives us the simple truth. We just need to believe that He is the one that He claims to be. All else will fall into place.

Obedience? If we really believed, we’d obey. If we really believed with everything we had, we’d seek out His truth. We’d seek out Biblical community. We’d have a desire to worship in Spirit and in Truth. We’d be very thankful. We’d serve others. We’d even love others.

But just as Jesus accused them in verse 15, “You judge by human standards”, we have a hard time getting out of our “mindset” and really taking a look at things as Jesus did. Knowing that this is our nature is step one. Seeking Christ, His compassion, His vision, and His ways, and then trusting (believing) and living them is step two, three, four…