"31 So JESUS said to the Jews who had believed HIM, "If you abide in MY word, you are truly MY disciples,
32 and you will "KNOW THE TRUTH", and the truth will set you free."
33 They answered HIM, "We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that YOU say, 'You will become free'?"
There are many people with their "own version" of the truth. It seems there are ALL kinds of people, and a LARGE AMOUNT of politicians these days, who twist and turn words in an attempt to find the smallest amount of truth. Modern day courtrooms are filled with people attempting to find truth about a subject. News outlets- print media, television, radio, Internet, and anything else you can imagine- all desire to be known as a source for truth!
JESUS told the "Jews who believed HIM" that "if you ABIDE in MY word, you are truly MY disciples, and you will "KNOW THE TRUTH", and the truth will set you free"! Seeking the truth can be a frustrating, even perplexing, thing! The enemy, the great deceiver, was called out by JESUS, in John 8:44 in speaking to the same Jews, when HE said "you are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies".
Many people today are similar to the Jews in John 8. In verse 31 JESUS said to the 'Jews who had believe HIM.' In verse 44 JESUS says 'you are of your father the devil'! How could they believe HIM, yet be of their father the devil? In James 2:19 scripture records "You believe that GOD is one; you do well. Even the demons believe-and shudder"! JESUS said in John 8:31 "if you ABIDE in MY word". The word ABIDE is defined as "to remain; continue; stay". It doesn't mean you can have a family bible on a table collecting dust in a house! "To remain; continue; stay" means you literally LIVE in HIS Word, developing an addiction to HIS guidance and direction. The TRUTH will set you free, but first you must "KNOW THE TRUTH"!
President Ronald Reagan is quoted as saying "Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for ALL the problems men face." JESUS instructed us to "ABIDE in HIS Word"! In Joshua 1:8 it is written "This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it DAY and NIGHT, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success". It seems our desire for truth should be rather simple to quench! JESUS said "you shall "KNOW THE TRUTH", and the truth will set you free"!!!
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