John 8:32 – And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Jesus Himself is the truth that makes us free. He is the source of truth, the perfect standard of what is right. He frees us from the consequences of sin, from self-deception and deception from Satan. When Jesus left to return to the Father, He told His disciples that He would send a Comforter, another helper which is the Holy Spirit. When the Holy Spirit which is the Spirit of truth resides in our being, it is He that opens our understanding to the Bible, the authentic Word of God. He gives the believer revelation of the Word of God. As we seek to serve God, Jesus’ perfect truth frees us to be all that God meant for us to be. Jesus neither does the Holy Spirit speak of themselves but only what they hear the Father say (Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself, but whatsoever he hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come – John 16:13). The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity; equal with the Father and Son in essence, separate in person, and submissive in duties. The Word of God frees those who believe, accept, and submit to the Word of God. Every believer should desire the gift of the Holy Spirit, it is He that not only gives us the revelation of God’s Word but help us to submit to it. When we’re submissive to the Word of God, the Word continues to cleanse us from worldly desires and cravings, we are free from the bondage that the world and Satan try to keep us in.
John 8:33 – They answered him, we be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? The Pharisees reply to their freedom is not accurate, in their past, the Israelites had been in bondage to the Egyptians, Assyrians, and the Babylonians. At the time they spoke, Israel was under the power of Rome. Although they were not looking at it from a spiritual perspective they were in bondage, they rejected Jesus as well as His teaching, they were in spiritual bondage and they were also in bondage by the Romans, they were not free.
John 8:34 – Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. Sin has a way of enslaving us, controlling us, and dominating as well as dictating our actions. Jesus was speaking of spiritual slavery and the Jews nor the Pharisees recognize they were enslaved by sin and men’s tradition. Jesus came to set the captives free but they were rejecting the freedom He was offering; only Jesus is the breaker of chains and frees the person from bondage. Most people that are bondage is not aware they are in sin until they accept the Word of God that points out sin in their life.
John 8:35 – And the servant abideth not in the house for ever; but the Son abideth ever. A slave was not a permanent resident of a house. A son remained a family member with family privileges forever. Jesus is saying, that the Son, who is Jesus, Son of man, as a family member, the Son can bestow family privileges. When a believer truly gives their heart to the Lord and accept and submit to the Word of God he or she has become a member of God’s family, and the Son who is our Saviour will give us the privileges that go with being a member of the family.
John 8:36 – If the Son, therefore, shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. When Jesus set a person free they don’t have to be in bondage unless they give up their freedom Jesus gave them. Jesus is the only one that can set us free from sin and empower us to resist sin. When we accept Jesus as Lord, making Him Lord of our life, He gives us divine empowerment to live in this world and not be a part of the world’s actions (According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue – 2nd Peter 1:3). No way one can have an encounter with Jesus and stay the same; this is the purpose of Jesus dying for our sin so that we would no longer be in bondage to sin.
John 8:37- I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye are seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. Abraham’s descendants may have been physical heirs of Abraham, but they were not his spiritual descendants unless they had faith. But instead of trusting Jesus Christ to forgive their sins, the religious leaders wanted to kill Him. They heard the word but did not believe it, therefore, they could not experience its truth.
John 8:38 – I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father. Jesus’ doctrine was from heaven, what Jesus has shown us of God and another world is not grounded upon guess and hearsay. The doctrine of Jesus was not only what He had heard from the Father, but what He had seen with Him. As a child that is trained up with his father learns his father’s words and behavior, and grow like him by imitation as well as by natural image, so these Jews made themselves like the devil; they were carrying out the actions of their father.
John 8:39 – 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. The Pharisees believed that being a descendant of Abraham guaranteed them a place in heaven. The works of Abraham included paying honor to those who spoke in the name of God. Abraham believed God and it was granted to Him for righteousness, Jesus was sent from God to His people and they didn’t believe. They were so ungodly as to seek the One who told them the truth; Jesus was speaking what He heard from His Father and they did not believe whereas Abraham believed those that came as a spokesperson for God. Jesus was speaking from what He had heard from His Father.
John 8:40 – 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. They didn’t want to hear the truth, they wanted to kill Jesus because of His words and the miracles He had performed. They didn’t love the Father so they couldn’t love the Son. They wanted to kill the Son, the One that God had sent to set them free. When a person is embedded in religious it’s harder for them to accept the truth whereas those that are practicing sin will receive the Word of God and be set free.
John 8:41 – Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God. Jesus made a distinction between hereditary sons and true sons. The religious leaders were hereditary of Abraham and therefore claimed to be sons of God. Their actions showed them to be true sons of Satan, they lived under Satan’s guidance. True sons of Abraham wouldn’t have acted as they did. A true son whether it’s for God or Satan is the one you obey. They were obeying their father; they wanted to kill Him. As Christians, we need to do a daily check to see who are we obeying. We need to check to see is our lives in line with the Word of God; and in order to see whether or not we are living according to the Word of God, we must read the instruction that comes from the Bible for the believer.
Posted: October 13, 2017 by Evangelist Carolyn Luke Leave a Comment
Bible Study – John Chapter 8 Verses 42-51
John 8:42 – 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. Jesus’ reply to the religious leaders, if God was there Father, they would love Him, but since they didn’t love God nor did they love Him, they couldn’t love the One that was sent from God. Jesus has continued to reiterate He didn’t come on His on, He was sent from God. The Pharisees wanted to receive the Father as their Father but they didn’t want to accept the Son. In today’s time; many want to accept God but reject the Son whereas some will accept the Son but will not accept the Father. God and the Son can’t be separated; you can’ t receive one without the other. Jesus came to do the will of the Father; to redeem the world of their sins; no one else could do what was assigned to Him from the Father.
John 8:43 – Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my words. Their ears were dull of hearing and because their heart was hardened the words Jesus was saying couldn’t penetrate their hearts. The prophecy of Isaiah was being fulfilled (And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not – Isaiah 6:9). Just as God commissioned the prophet to go and talk to His people and what their response would be; their descendants were now having a greater prophet, the Son of God giving them the Word of God, and they couldn’t comprehend because of their unbelief and hearts that didn’t want to repent; meaning they didn’t want to stop living the lifestyles that were sinful to God. Even in today’s time, people will choose what they want to hear and what they will adhere to. When you love the Parent, you will not hate the Son. The religious leaders were prevented from understanding because they refused to listen. Satan used their stubbornness, pride, and prejudices to keep them from believing in Jesus.
John 8:44 – Ye are of your father the devil, and the lust of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is liar, and the father of it. Jesus saw the religious leaders as being the children of Satan, their actions were that of their father, they rejected Him as being the Son of God, they rejected His teaching and they also desired to kill Him. Satan nor his children abide in the truth of God of God’s Word. Satan speaks lies because he’s the father of lies. Every child will have the characteristics and behavior of their father that goes for both naturally and spiritually. The attitudes and actions of these leaders clearly identified them as followers of Satan. They may not have been conscious of this, but their hatred of truth, their lies, and their murderous intentions indicated how much control Satan had over them. They were in his tools in carrying out his plans, they spoke the same language of lies.
John 8:45 – And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. Jesus was telling them the truth and they weren’t believing. Because they didn’t know the truth; they didn’t know what they were hearing was the truth. The religious leader’s lives were built upon the traditions of man and not God’s Word. All down through the years, God was calling His people to return to Him with their whole hearts. They didn’t know God’s Word and neither did they know God for if they had known they would have accepted the Son.
John 8:46 – Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? Jesus is asking them, which one o them convicts Him of sin, often it was debated whether or not Jesus was a sinner. Some believed He was received by fornication because Mary was pregnant before she and Joseph were married. Many believed He was a sinner because He claimed to be the Son of God. He’ s asking, if you can’t convict me of sin why can’t you believe when I’m telling you the truth? No one could accuse Jesus of a single sin; people who hated Him dead scrutinized His behavior but could find nothing wrong. Jesus proved He was God in the flesh by His sinless life. He is the only perfect example for us to follow; not basing our Christianity on someone else’s behavior.
John 8:47 – He that is of God heareth God’s word: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God. The words Jesus was saying to His Jewish and religious leaders haven’t changed. Those that have truly accepted God as their Father will hear His Son. God also has others He has sent to minister His Word, He sent them to teach and preach (He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me – Luke 10:16). The Jewish and religious leaders claim to be followers of God but they weren’t because they rejected the Word of God.
John 8:48 – Then answered the Jews and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan and hast a devil? The Jewish leaders charged Jesus with being a Samaritan and having a demon. Samaritans were regarded by Jews as neither fully Gentile nor fully Jewish. In the process, they turned back to Jesus both charges that He had brought against them, namely, that they were legitimate children of Abraham, and that they were of the devil.
John 8:49 – Jesus answered, I have not a devil, but I honor my Father, and ye do dishonor him. Jesus’ reply to their statement was that He didn’t have a devil, but He was honoring His Father, and they were dishonoring the Father by dishonoring Him. The Jewish leaders were dishonoring Jesus even though their eternal destiny depended on what they did with His message.
John 8:50 – And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth. God the Father will seek Jesus’ glory and judge those who dishonor Him.
John 8:51 – Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. “My word” refers to the word concerning who He is. Death here refers not to physical death, but spiritual death resulting in eternal separation from God. To keep Jesus’ saying means to hear His words and obey them. When Jesus says those who obey won’t die, He is speaking about spiritual death. Just as Adam and Eve were to live forever but when they sinned against God they died spiritually. So those that keep the Word of God by submitting to its instructions shall live forever.
Last Updated: October 11, 2017 by Evangelist Carolyn Luke Leave a Comment
God’s Word
For the Word of God is quick (living) and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart – Hebrews 4:12).
Words are powerful and they will create an atmosphere, they will manifest in the natural what’s in the spirit realm. When God created the world, He spoke it into existence using words. Jesus informed the disciples if they abide in Him and, His words abide in them they could ask what they will and it would be done ( If ye abide in me and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto (for) you – John 15:7). Read More
Last Updated: October 10, 2017 by Evangelist Carolyn Luke Leave a Comment
Bible Study – John Chapter 8 Verses 32-41
John 8:32 – And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Jesus Himself is the truth that makes us free. He is the source of truth, the perfect standard of what is right. He frees us from the consequences of sin, from self-deception and deception from Satan. When Jesus left to return to the Father, He told His disciples that He would send a Comforter, another helper which is the Holy Spirit. When the Holy Spirit which is the Spirit of truth resides in our being, it is He that opens our understanding to the Bible, the authentic Word of God. He gives the believer revelation of the Word of God. As we seek to serve God, Jesus’ perfect truth frees us to be all that God meant for us to be. Jesus neither does the Holy Spirit speak of themselves but only what they hear the Father say (Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself, but whatsoever he hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come – John 16:13). The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity; equal with the Father and Son in essence, separate in person, and submissive in duties. The Word of God frees those who believe, accept, and submit to the Word of God. Every believer should desire the gift of the Holy Spirit, it is He that not only gives us the revelation of God’s Word but help us to submit to it. When we’re submissive to the Word of God, the Word continues to cleanse us from worldly desires and cravings, we are free from the bondage that the world and Satan try to keep us in.
John 8:33 – They answered him, we be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? The Pharisees reply to their freedom is not accurate, in their past, the Israelites had been in bondage to the Egyptians, Assyrians, and the Babylonians. At the time they spoke, Israel was under the power of Rome. Although they were not looking at it from a spiritual perspective they were in bondage, they rejected Jesus as well as His teaching, they were in spiritual bondage and they were also in bondage by the Romans, they were not free.
John 8:34 – Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. Sin has a way of enslaving us, controlling us, and dominating as well as dictating our actions. Jesus was speaking of spiritual slavery and the Jews nor the Pharisees recognize they were enslaved by sin and men’s tradition. Jesus came to set the captives free but they were rejecting the freedom He was offering; only Jesus is the breaker of chains and frees the person from bondage. Most people that are bondage is not aware they are in sin until they accept the Word of God that points out sin in their life.
John 8:35 – And the servant abideth not in the house for ever; but the Son abideth ever. A slave was not a permanent resident of a house. A son remained a family member with family privileges forever. Jesus is saying, that the Son, who is Jesus, Son of man, as a family member, the Son can bestow family privileges. When a believer truly gives their heart to the Lord and accept and submit to the Word of God he or she has become a member of God’s family, and the Son who is our Saviour will give us the privileges that go with being a member of the family.
John 8:36 – If the Son, therefore, shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. When Jesus set a person free they don’t have to be in bondage unless they give up their freedom Jesus gave them. Jesus is the only one that can set us free from sin and empower us to resist sin. When we accept Jesus as Lord, making Him Lord of our life, He gives us divine empowerment to live in this world and not be a part of the world’s actions (According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue – 2nd Peter 1:3). No way one can have an encounter with Jesus and stay the same; this is the purpose of Jesus dying for our sin so that we would no longer be in bondage to sin.
John 8:37- I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye are seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. Abraham’s descendants may have been physical heirs of Abraham, but they were not his spiritual descendants unless they had faith. But instead of trusting Jesus Christ to forgive their sins, the religious leaders wanted to kill Him. They heard the word but did not believe it, therefore, they could not experience its truth.
John 8:38 – I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father. Jesus’ doctrine was from heaven, what Jesus has shown us of God and another world is not grounded upon guess and hearsay. The doctrine of Jesus was not only what He had heard from the Father, but what He had seen with Him. As a child that is trained up with his father learns his father’s words and behavior, and grow like him by imitation as well as by natural image, so these Jews made themselves like the devil; they were carrying out the actions of their father.
John 8:39 – 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. The Pharisees believed that being a descendant of Abraham guaranteed them a place in heaven. The works of Abraham included paying honor to those who spoke in the name of God. Abraham believed God and it was granted to Him for righteousness, Jesus was sent from God to His people and they didn’t believe. They were so ungodly as to seek the One who told them the truth; Jesus was speaking what He heard from His Father and they did not believe whereas Abraham believed those that came as a spokesperson for God. Jesus was speaking from what He had heard from His Father.
John 8:40 – 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. They didn’t want to hear the truth, they wanted to kill Jesus because of His words and the miracles He had performed. They didn’t love the Father so they couldn’t love the Son. They wanted to kill the Son, the One that God had sent to set them free. When a person is embedded in religious it’s harder for them to accept the truth whereas those that are practicing sin will receive the Word of God and be set free.
John 8:41 – Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God. Jesus made a distinction between hereditary sons and true sons. The religious leaders were hereditary of Abraham and therefore claimed to be sons of God. Their actions showed them to be true sons of Satan, they lived under Satan’s guidance. True sons of Abraham wouldn’t have acted as they did. A true son whether it’s for God or Satan is the one you obey. They were obeying their father; they wanted to kill Him. As Christians, we need to do a daily check to see who are we obeying. We need to check to see is our lives in line with the Word of God; and in order to see whether or not we are living according to the Word of God, we must read the instruction that comes from the Bible for the believer.
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