John 8:42

“Jesus said unto them, if God were your Father, etc.] By adoption; and this was discovered by the grace of regeneration; or in other words, if they had been born of God, ye would love me; for in regeneration love to Christ is always implanted: it is a fruit of the Spirit, which always comes along with the superabounding grace of God in conversion; whoever are begotten again, according to abundant mercy, love an unseen Jesus; and where there is no love to Christ, there can be no regeneration: such persons are not born again; nor is God their Father, at least manifestatively: for I proceeded forth; and came from God; the former of these phrases is observed by many learned men to be used by the…”

“If God were your Father, ye would love me--"If ye had anything of His moral image, as children have their father's likeness, ye would love Me, for I am immediately of Him and directly from Him." But "My speech" (meaning His peculiar style of expressing Himself on these subjects) is unintelligible to you because ye cannot take in the truth which it conveys.”

“If God were your Father - If you had the spirit of God, or love to him, or were worthy to be called his children. Ye would love me - Jesus was “the brightness of the Father’s glory and the express image of his person,” Hebrews 1:3. “Everyone that loveth him that begat, loveth him also that is begotten of him,” 1 John 5:1. From this we see: 1.That all who truly love God, love his Son Jesus Christ. 2.That men that pretend that they love God, and reject his Son, have no evidence that they are the friends of God. 3.That those who reject the Bible cannot be the friends of God. If they loved God, they would love Him who came from him, and who bears his image. return to 'Top of Page'”

“I proceeded forth - As God, and come - As Christ. John 8:43”

“If: Joh 5:23, Joh 15:23, Joh 15:24; Mal 1:6; Co1 16:22; Jo1 5:1, Jo1 5:2 for: Joh 1:14, Joh 16:27, Joh 16:28, Joh 17:8, Joh 17:25; Rev 22:1 neither: Joh 5:43, Joh 7:28, Joh 7:29, Joh 12:49, Joh 14:10, Joh 17:8, Joh 17:25; Gal 4:4; Jo1 4:9, Jo1 4:10, Jo1 4:14 John 8:43”