So Jesus was
saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of
Mine; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make
you free.”
John 8:31-32 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Freedom. It is
something all peoples have sought, collectively and individually. Some think
they gain it only to discover that they have been trapped once more. True freedom
comes from truth. But it is not any truth, it is the truth of Christ, of who He
is and what He has done and it supersedes all others. Everything we do, see and
believe should be based on that truth. So how do we gain this truth which frees
us? By becoming His disciples. We must be true disciples of Christ in order to
know His truth. Many seek truth, wisdom and knowledge. But what they gain will
not free them unless they find it in Christ. The world’s truth and knowledge
can only take a person so far, and can be in itself a snare, a trap. We must be
true disciples of Christ to gain real, freeing truth. And the way we become His
disciples is to continue in His word. It is not enough to simply read the Bible
or go to church. We must live in His word, His commands. What He says must
dictate every part of our lives. That is what it means by “continue,” to stay
in it, be immersed in it, continually. We can’t gain His truth by reading the
Bible or going to church once in a while any more than we can gain a college
education by occasionally reading text books or attending lectures. We have to
be a part of it, wholly devoted to that which we seek. It has to penetrate the
very core of our being. Then we will be His disciples, then we will have the
truth, and we will be free!
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