John 8:37

John 8: 37 says, I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.  Jesus tells the Jews that He knows Abraham is their father in earthly terms.  Sometimes, people today feel the same way about Christianity.  If asked about their relationship to God, they say their mother and father have always been Christians, or that they grew up in the church.  God knows this about people, but the question is what have they done about Jesus.  Jesus said they sought to kill Him, because His word had no place in them.  It was not enough to be born into the family of Abraham without understanding what that meant about their relationship to God. No matter where we were born or who our parents are, we must have a personal relationship with Christ as Savior and Lord to be a part of His family.  He also told them that His word, the truth' was not in them. We can believe the truth of the world, with big bangs and evolution, or we can believe the truth of God with creation and redemption through Christ.  If we choose to believe the world, the truth is not in us. If we present any other way to salvation, the truth is not in us.  Verse thirty-eight adds, I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.  Jesus said He spoke what He had seen with His Father, and they did what they had seen with their father.  Doing the things our fathers do may be a good thing or it might lead us far away from God.  The only way to follow God is to hear what He is saying to us.  Jesus presented to the world the way to follow in obedience to the Heavenly Father, and He is the example we must follow.