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John 8:37

First Nations Version

“I know you are the descendants of Father of Many Nations (Abraham), but you still want to kill me

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Humans without the Spirit are not able to see the things revealed by Creator’s Spirit. These things sound foolish and are beyond their understanding, for they must be interpreted in a spiritual manner.


Just because they are descendants of Father of Many Nations (Abraham) does not make them the children of promise. For the Sacred Teachings say, “It is the descendants of He Made Us Laugh (Isaac) who will carry on your name.”


Creator Sets Free (Jesus) left the Land of Promise (Judea) because the Tribal Members there wanted to put him to death. To avoid conflict with them, he had been staying in the territory of Circle of Nations (Galilee), going from village to village.


They picked up stones to throw at him, but he hid himself in the crowd, passed them by, and walked out of the sacred lodge.


“My fellow members of the sacred family, descendants of Father of Many Nations (Abraham), and all who have deep respect for the Great Spirit, it is to all of us that this message has been given. This is a message that will set us free and make us whole.


“Why can you not hear what I am saying to you? Are my words not clear? Then I will speak more clearly.


From that day forward the Grand Council set in motion a plan to have him killed.


“Drawn from the Water (Moses) gave you the law, but none of you keep it. Why do you want to kill me?”


The tribal leaders became furious and picked up stones to kill him.


They were putting him to a test, so they could have a way to accuse him. The crowd was silent and waited to see what he would say, but he said nothing. He bent over and with his finger wrote something in the dirt. When he did not answer right away, the Separated Ones (Pharisees) became angry and kept questioning him.


Some of the people who lived in Village of Peace (Jerusalem) began to say, “Is this not the one they are seeking to put to death?


If you only look for honor from each other, and not from the only Creator, how will you believe?


Their hearts of stone have made their ears dull and their eyes dim. If only they would see with their eyes and hear with their ears, they could open their hearts to the Maker of Life and he would heal them.’


But they questioned him, “We are the descendants of Father of Many Nations (Abraham) and have never been anyone’s slave. How can you say, ‘You will be set free’?”


Do you think you can say, ‘Father of Many Nations (Abraham) is our ancestor’? Do you not know the Great Spirit can make these stones into his children?


Father of Many Nations (Abraham) looked ahead to my day. He saw it, and it made his heart glad!”


I have written to you children because you have known the Father, who is the Great Spirit. I have written to you elders because you have known Creator Sets Free (Jesus), the one who was there from the beginning. I have written to you young ones because you are strong, with Creator’s message firmly planted in your hearts, and you have won the victory over the evil trickster.





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