To Be Least
"For he who is least among you all--he is the greatest." (Luke 9:48)Thursday, October 14, 2004
The Truth Will Set You Free
Read this passege from John 8:31-32:
"To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
Sin is deceptive. It initially attracts you, drawing you in. It promises enjoyment and happiness. Once it entices is victim, it latches on. Unknown to its victim, it clings on tight. Months may pass, years even. The sin saturates the soul. Like a deadly poison it slowly kills. It destroys. Even with its destructive effects, you are held captive to it. You a slave in shackles. A slave to a master called sin.
Jesus tells us in this passage that we can be free from this slavery and bondage. "The truth will set you free," he explained. However, he says to the believing Jews that if the hold to his teaching they truly are his disciples. Then they will know the truth and the truth will set them free from sin.
In order to be truly set free from sin, you me hold to his commands. Then, you will know that you are really Jesus' disciples, and the truth will set you free. It takes more then belief, you must hold to Christ's teaching to be experience freedom from slavery to sin.
"To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
Sin is deceptive. It initially attracts you, drawing you in. It promises enjoyment and happiness. Once it entices is victim, it latches on. Unknown to its victim, it clings on tight. Months may pass, years even. The sin saturates the soul. Like a deadly poison it slowly kills. It destroys. Even with its destructive effects, you are held captive to it. You a slave in shackles. A slave to a master called sin.
Jesus tells us in this passage that we can be free from this slavery and bondage. "The truth will set you free," he explained. However, he says to the believing Jews that if the hold to his teaching they truly are his disciples. Then they will know the truth and the truth will set them free from sin.
In order to be truly set free from sin, you me hold to his commands. Then, you will know that you are really Jesus' disciples, and the truth will set you free. It takes more then belief, you must hold to Christ's teaching to be experience freedom from slavery to sin.
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