How God's Word Will
Make You Free
John 8:31-32 NRSV
31 Then Jesus said to the Jews who had
believed in him, "If you
continue in my word, you are truly my
disciples;
32 and you will know the truth, and the truth
will make you
free."
Notice carefully what Jesus actually said. It
is not those who
"start in the word" or "try the word for
awhile" who will be
made free. You must continue in Jesus' message
-- His Word. It
must be His accurate message -- not just
someone's idea of it,
or tradition.
Some translations use the word "abide" instead
of "continue."
Abide means to stay somewhere continually.
Either way, the
meaning involves staying with it.
Note that Jesus said in verse 32, "and you
will KNOW the truth
. . ." Just hearing the truth does not
necessarily make you
free. You must KNOW that it is the truth. When
you KNOW
something, you will act on it. If you are not
acting on
something, you do not yet truly KNOW it. You
act on what you
know.
Hearing the truth is not enough. Loving the
truth is not
enough. Even speaking the truth is not enough.
You must
continue until you know that you know that you
know that you
know. Only then are you at the point where
truth will make you
free. The reason is that only then will you be
able to act with
faith and boldness on God's Word.
The devil is against you and is intent on
keeping you in
bondage. Only when you KNOW where you stand
will you act in
faith and overcome the strategies of the
devil.
You may ask, "How can I KNOW the truth? I just
have weak
faith."
Jesus gave the answer: continue in His Word.
As you continue in
the Word of God you will become convinced --
you will know --
you will have faith. When you reach the point
of knowing
something -- you will act on that knowledge.
In this way the
truth will make you free.
This works in every area of life: your
relationships, your
health, your finances -- everything. Continue
in the Word of
God in any subject -- and you will eventually
see the fruit of
freedom in that area of your life.
God gave you His Word for your benefit -- not
for His benefit.
He already knows the truth, and always acts on
it. You are the
one who needs help. Because God loves you, He
gave you His
Word.
DO YOU ?
Do you ever feel
discouraged and dissatisfied? Do you ever have
feelings of unrest and fear of the future?
Does the thought of death and the hereafter
haunt you?
YOU ARE
Are you
looking for an unconditional love? Someone who
accepts you where you are and loves you no
matter what? Look no further than a personal
relationship with Jesus Christ.
Cast all your anxiety on him because he
cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7 NIV
Never let the enemy tell
you that you re worthless or insignificant.
You have value in the eyes of God so great
that it was worth dying for. You are a
blessing to the world.
Did you know God's
forgiveness and unconditional love is
available for anyone who asks?
If you haven't made the
decision to accept Christ as Lord
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