NOTES for Joh 8:31-42
31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; |
32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. |
33 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? |
34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. |
35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. |
36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. |
37 I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. |
38 I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father. |
39 They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham. |
40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham. |
41 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God. |
42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. |
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If we separate what the Lord says in today's passage from the discussion with the Jews who do not want to accept His words, we will see an astonishing revelation of what salvation is. The Lord calls us to know the truth, saying that it will make us free. Repeating the same thing in another form, He says that if the Son of God sets us free, then we will be truly free. And we need liberation, because everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.
Only a person thinks that he freely chooses to sin; in reality this is genuine slavery, from which only the Son of God can deliver us. It is absolutely necessary to acknowledge this fact, but it is very hard and unpleasant. That is why the Jews argue with Jesus.
Readings for 17 May 2025
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