JOHN 8:12-59,

12: Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
13: The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.
14: Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.
15: Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
16: And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
17: It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.
18: I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
19: Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.
20: These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.
21: Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.
22: Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
23: And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
24: I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
25: Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.
26: I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.
27: They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.
28: Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
29: And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
30: As he spake these words, many believed on him.
31: Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
32: And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
33: They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
34: Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
35: And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.
36: If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
37: I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.
38: I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.
39: They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
40: But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
41: Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
42: Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
43: Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
44: Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
45: And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
46: Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
47: He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
48: Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
49: Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me.
50: And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.
51: Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
52: Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
53: Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?
54: Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:
55: Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.
56: Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.
57: Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
58: Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
59: Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

In John 8:19, the Bible says the Pharisees at the time of Jesus told him " where is thy Father? In the same verse Jesus replied them " Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also.

The problem these people had was that they did not know Jesus. So had they known Jesus, they would have known God also. Jesus called himself the way, the truth, and the life in John 14:6, when he was speaking to Thomas, but here in John 8:12, he told the Pharisees "I am the light of the world; he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." Perhaps Jesus had told them that he is the way, and it is not recorded here, but what should have been the pertinent question here is "who is your father? and not where is your father?

So also many of us usually have the wrong attitude toward Jesus. What is Jesus telling us and how are we reacting? Are we reacting so we could know him more and more and therefore know God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ also.

We should want to know more of Jesus and more about God rather than where He is. Also in John 7: 45-53, when the officers came back and confessed they believed Jesus, the Pharisees responded negatively, and finally in verse 53, the Bible says "And every man went unto his own house." I sometimes wonder, why didn't the Bible say something else, like every man left Jesus, or that every man went away. Perhaps, again, this was the way they best said something in those days like this. But the LORD is trying to tell us something here. We should not try to build our own houses. God is the our builder.

The basic sin of humanity, usually is going the wrong way, though this is not usually the only sin of humanity. Look at "the sons of God' marrying "the daughters of men" because they were fair in Genesis chapter 6. I think the personalty of Jesus is unique. Just as he is able to make us sons of God now, those who "take" him the way he is, he was able to do so also in the days of Noah. As I said before, the children of men moved east toward the land of Shinar and they made slime for mortar and brick for stone. The word brick can be broken down into "son of a woman" and the word stone can be broken down into "son of a father". We are all made to be sons of God by Jesus, those who receive him, but that does not mean we should take the grace of God in vain. Or if I might ask, having found the grace of God like Noah, should we take it in vain?

Other people might choose according to their eyes, but should we as sons of God choose or do things as others do. The only thing that can result from such situations is death or perhaps eternal damnation. The "daughters of men" were those women that were hardly spiritual in their outlook, sinners by nature. So what could the "sons of God" have to do with the "daughters of men" ?

It should now be clear, when we accept Jesus Christ into our lives, we should continually have the right attitude. Never go by your own way or your own thoughts. You now belong to Jesus, and therefore to God through him.

I pray those who read this essay would always have the courage and fortitude to believe and accept Jesus Christ as the Son of God always. As many as took him, he gave them power to be the sons of God, even unto those that believed on his name.. The Bible says the whole Creation waiteth and groaneth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

Briefly, another way of looking at "Adam and 'Ishah, and then later Eve is this. The woman 'Ishah, was the wife of another man, to whom belonged to the spiritual house of 'Adam, so both the woman and her husband were "the bones" of 'Adam and also his "flesh." So God told 'Adam, do not take of the doctrine of both this couples, which represented fornication with the devil, rather he was to live by the word of God, which was symbolized by the tree of life. 'Adam partook of their doctrine, the doctrine of demons and dies spiritually, committing thereby fornication with the devil. Later God made Adam to marry another 'Ishah, that is another woman who was a representation of "Eve," Jesus Christ, the "mother of all living." The whole Bible is really about Jesus Christ.