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22 JAN 2017

HE IS THE TRUTH

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“… the TRUTH will set you FREE”JORY LEONG | 22 JAN 2017

John 8:31-37

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’?”

John 8:31-37 (ESV)

John 8:31-37 (ESV)34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to

you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to

sin. 35 The slave does not remain in the house

forever; the son remains forever. 36 So if the Son

sets you free, you will be free indeed. 37 I know that

you are offspring of Abraham; yet you seek to kill

me because my word finds no place in you.

The TRUTH will set you free

1. What is “the truth”?

2. What does the truth do?

3. When are we set free?

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JESUS in the gospel of John1:1-51 revealed to John and the first disciples2:1-3:21 revealed as the Son of God 3:22-36 revealed as the New Master4:1-42 revealed as the Living Water4:43-54 revealed as the Object of Faith5:1-47 revealed as the Authority and Power over life6:1-71 revealed as the Bread of Life7:1-53 revelation of Jesus opposed8:1-9:41 revealed as the Light of Life10:1-42 revealed as the Shepherd of Life11:1-12:11 revealed as the Resurrection and the Life

32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will

set you free.”

John 8 (ESV)

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’?”34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to

you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin.

SIN enslaves

Damnation

Domination

JESUS liberates

Pardon for sin

Power over sin

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3. When are we set free?

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.”

John 8:31-32 (ESV)

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To remain

To dwell

To live within

To take up residence

John 8:31

ESV/NKJV “abide in my word”

NLT “remain faithful to my teachings”

NIV “hold to my teaching”

MSG “if you stick with this, living out what I tell you”

Know the Word of God

Know the God of the Word

If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,

and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.

John 8:31-32

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