Study Desk

Don't even try to make the excuse that Abraham was your father. God can make these rocks become Abraham's children if that's what he wants to do. It don't mean nothin'.

"If you're a mom or a dad, listen up. If your children are hungry and ask for something to eat, do you hand them a fence post?

So if you sinners know how to take care of your kids, how much more will the Boss be able to take care of those he thinks of as his own children?

"Brothers are gonna double-cross each other, and a father will do the same to his kid. Children will buck their parents and turn on 'em, and have 'em put to death.

But when the uppity preachers and the my-way-or-the-highway teachers saw all the great things Jesus was doing and heard the little children shouting, "Yippe-ti-yi-yay to the Boss's Son!" they were mad.

"Oh my town of Jerusalem! You have killed all those I sent to take care of you. I want so bad to take all your children and comfort them like a momma hen comforts her chicks, but you have shunned me.

Jesus fed over five thousand men, not counting all the women and children that were there too.

Jesus said to her, "A father will feed his own children first. He won't take away their meal and give it to the dogs."

It'll be a real bad time for those who are nursing children.

Fathers will be against sons and mothers will be against their daughters. Children will rebel against their parents and in-laws will all hate each other—all on account of some riding for me and others choosing not to."

Here stands one of Abraham's children who Satan has been tormenting for eighteen years. Why is she less than animals? Shouldn't she be set free also—even on the day of rest?"

"If y'all want to ride with me, you must prove you love me more than your mother, your father, your wife, and even your children. And most of all? You must love me more than your own life. If you don't, you can't saddle up with my crew and me.

Then Jesus said, "Whoa, what do y'all think you are doing? Kids are always welcome on my Daddy's outfit. It belongs to children like these.

Jesus said, "Here's a guarantee for y'all, there ain't a single person who will give up a ranch, wife, brothers, parents, or children in order to saddle up and ride for God's outfit

Not only will they not be married, but they will live forever—just like the angels. They are God's children, and they will be brought back to life."

But he turned to them and said, "Cowgirls of Jerusalem, don't cry for me. Cry for yourselves and your children.

"Have everyone sit down," Jesus said. So about five thousand men (not counting women and children) all sat down on the grassy slope.

You all are acting like your real father."They yelled back, "We are not bastard children! God is our real father."

No, the reason you don't understand me is because your real father is the devil. He wants to kill me and so do y'all. He was a murderer in the beginning, and his bastard children act just like him. He has always despised the truth because he couldn't handle it. He lies because it's who he is. He is the father of lies.

Trust what I, the light, show you. Don't waste any time. Then you will be children of the light."After he had said this, he was gone.