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Verse 31
“To the Jews who had believed Him...”
References verse 30.
Since so many had turned away, Jesus possibly was trying to encourage those that had placed their faith in Him and help them not turn away.
“If you hold to my teaching...”
We see this is several other references in John
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John 14:
Jesus is pressing the idea of continuing:
Sometimes on the journey we want to give up and give in to the pressures
What happens when you hold on to the teaching of Jesus?
Obeying His Word produces growth.
Growth produces freedom from the bondage of sin.
Jesus has something to say to those who listen to Him.
Jesus cherishes the beginnings of grace: Picture the shepherd gathering weak little lambs into arms.
Obeying the commands of Christ/Holding on to His teachings helps define the true character of the disciple:
Continue in His Word
Implies there are some who profess but do not continue in His Word
To be strong in faith one needs to be sound in faith
If you come to Him then it is best for you to abide in Him
Those that continue in Christ’s teaching are disciples
verse 32 shows the privilege of a true disciple
knowing the truth
being freed by the truth
“Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.”
What does sin do to us?
Knowing this salvation truth means that one is liberated from the bondage of sin.
Titus 3
Ephesians
By receiving the truth in Christ, Freedom happens.
John 8:33
Do you see the emphasis of the Jews on tradition?
Fiddler on the Roof: TRADITION!
So which is best, the teachings of Christ or tradition?
Which are you following?
This is the first of 11 references to Abraham in John’s Gospel.
People seemed to think that because they were Abraham’s descendants they could inherit the kingdom of God.
My grandparents built Harmony Baptist Church so that makes me a life long member?
John the Baptist warned about this thought:
There is an air of pride prevailing here:
“How dare you say that we are slaves?”
Jesus says “I tell you the truth” 3 times in this chapter.
The emphasis is “you need to hear this.”
Romans 6:16
What are you enslaved to?
Sin promises freedom but cannot deliver it
For the addict it is a drug, the next high
for the co-dependent it is that other person
for the legalist it is the law
The very act of sin reveals that the one doing sin is under the authority of the sin.
A son can receive the inheritance
The slave can be sold
Genesis 2
John
This is not the son of the household, it is the Son of God!
Jesus enjoys the inalienable rights as the unique Son of God, and the ability to exercise full authority given to Him by the Father to Free!
So those He frees, are free indeed.
True freedom is not the liberty to do anything we please- by the liberty to do what we ought.
Freedom from judgement
Freedom from the power of death
John 5:24
Freedom to be adopted into the family of God
Jesus comes back to this statement.
Even in the Old Testament, physical descent from Abraham wasn’t sufficient to determine the line of the seed.
Ismael was born out of the content of the promise and covenant.
Romans 2:2829
Jeremiah
John would later write that spiritual decent is more applicable than physical descent.
Previously in and 8:20 we see the murderous attempts when Jesus calls into question the religion practices instead of the relationship.
Reason for this comes about when we do not have room for His Word.
Do you have room for Jesus’ words?
What is the centerpiece in the library of your heart?
Do you have your Father’s tendencies?
Walks like his daddy
acts like his daddy
The Doctrine of Christ was from Heaven:
copied from the counsels of infinite wisdom
first hand testimony
lodged in His eternal word
their doings are from their father
Who was their father?
Jesus in calls him the devil.
They missed when Jesus was speaking of this, yet Jesus makes it clear that if they were Abraham’s children, they would have obeyed.
What do you think Jesus did when they said that?
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