Why does the devil not abide in the truth according to John 8:44?
According to John 8:44, the devil does not abide in the truth because there is no truth in him. He was a murderer from the beginning and is a liar and the father of lies; when he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own, because lying originates with him, not with God.
Les explains that Christ is the epitome of truth—grace and truth came by Jesus Christ—so the direct opposite of truth is the lie. In John 8:44, Jesus tells the Jews their father is the devil and they will do his desires. The devil was a murderer from the beginning and did not abide in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own; it originates with him, not with God. He is a liar and the father of lies, the originator of every lie.
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.