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Friday Mar 17, 2017
John 8 - Faith in Jesus is True Freedom
Friday Mar 17, 2017
Friday Mar 17, 2017
The Truth Will Set You Free
31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, c“If you abide in my word, you aretruly my disciples, 32 and you will dknow the truth, and the truth ewill set you free.”33 They answered him, f“We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved toanyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?”
34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, geveryone who practices sin is aslaveFor the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; also verse 35" href="https://www.esv.org/John+8/#f2-">2 to sin. 35 hThe slave does not remain in the house forever; ithe son remainsforever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. 37 I know that you areoffspring of Abraham; yet jyou seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you. 38 kIspeak of what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard lfrom yourfather.”
You Are of Your Father the Devil
39 They answered him, m“Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, n“If you wereAbraham's children, you would be doing the works Abraham did, 40 but now oyou seek tokill me, a man who has told you the truth pthat I heard from God. This is not whatAbraham did. 41 You are doing the works your father did.” They said to him, q“We were notborn of sexual immorality. We have rone Father—even God.” 42 Jesus said to them, s“IfGod were your Father, you would love me, for tI came from God and uI am here. vI camenot of my own accord, but whe sent me. 43 xWhy do you not understand what I say? It isbecause you cannot ybear to hear my word. 44 zYou are of your father the devil, and yourwill is to do your father's desires. aHe was a murderer from the beginning, and bdoes notstand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. cWhen he lies, he speaks out of hisown character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 But because I tell the truth, you donot believe me. 46 Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you notbelieve me? 47 dWhoever is of God hears the words of God. eThe reason why you do nothear them is that fyou are not of God.”
Before Abraham Was, I Am
48 The Jews answered him, “Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan andghave a demon?” 49 Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon, but hI honor my Father, andyou dishonor me. 50 Yet iI do not seek my own glory; there is One who seeks it, and he isthe judge. 51 Truly, truly, jI say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never ksee death.”52 The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! lAbraham died, as did theprophets, yet myou say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never ntaste death.’ 53 oAre yougreater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Who do you makeyourself out to be?” 54 Jesus answered, p“If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. qIt is myFather who glorifies me, rof whom you say, ‘He is our God.’Some manuscripts your God" href="https://www.esv.org/John+8/#f3-">3 55 But syou have not knownhim. tI know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be ua liar vlike you, but Ido know him and I keep his word. 56 wYour father Abraham xrejoiced ythat he would seemy day. zHe saw it and was glad.” 57 So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty yearsold, and have you seen Abraham?”Some manuscripts has Abraham seen you?" href="https://www.esv.org/John+8/#f4-">4 58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, beforeAbraham was, aI am.” 59 So bthey picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himselfand went out of the temple.
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