Journey to Freedom: Insights from John 8
Exploring the pursuit of happiness, the essence of contentment and gratitude, and the path to true freedom as depicted in the teachings of Jesus from John 8. Discover how knowledge, obedience, and the transformative power of faith lead to liberation from sin and bondage.
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Pursuing and Obtaining happiness Pursuing and Obtaining happiness
To become happy, you have to have the To become happy, you have to have the capacity for contentment and the habit capacity for contentment and the habit of gratitude. of gratitude.
Then Jesus said to the Jews who had Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, If you continue in my believed him, If you continue in my word,, you really are my disciples. You word,, you really are my disciples. You will know the truth, and the truth will will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. set you free. John 8:31,32 John 8:31,32
Does knowledge set you free? Does knowledge set you free?
Living in freedom is living in obedient Living in freedom is living in obedient relationship with Jesus. relationship with Jesus.
33 We are descendants of Abraham, 33 We are descendants of Abraham, they answered him, and we have never they answered him, and we have never been enslaved to anyone. How can you been enslaved to anyone. How can you say, You will become free ? say, You will become free ?
34 Jesus responded, Truly I tell you, 34 Jesus responded, Truly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin. sin.
35 A slave does not remain in the 35 A slave does not remain in the household forever, but a son does household forever, but a son does remain forever. 36 So if the Son sets you remain forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you really will be free. free, you really will be free.
37 I know you are descendants of Abraham, but 37 I know you are descendants of Abraham, but you are trying to kill me because my word has no you are trying to kill me because my word has no place among you. 38 I speak what I have seen in place among you. 38 I speak what I have seen in the presence of the Father;, so then, you do what the presence of the Father;, so then, you do what you have heard from your father. 39 Our father you have heard from your father. 39 Our father is Abraham, they replied. If you were is Abraham, they replied. If you were Abraham s children, Jesus told them, you Abraham s children, Jesus told them, you would do what Abraham did. would do what Abraham did.
40 But now you are trying to kill me, a 40 But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do heard from God. Abraham did not do this. 41 You re doing what your father this. 41 You re doing what your father does. We weren t born of sexual does. We weren t born of sexual immorality, they said. We have one immorality, they said. We have one Father Father God. God.
42 Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, you 42 Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, you would love me, because I came from God and I am would love me, because I came from God and I am here. For I didn t come on my own, but he sent me. here. For I didn t come on my own, but he sent me. 43 Why don t you understand what I say? Because 43 Why don t you understand what I say? Because you cannot listen to my word. 44 You are you cannot listen to my word. 44 You are of of your father the devil, and you want to carry out your father the devil, and you want to carry out your father s desires. He was a murderer from the father s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies. father of lies. your
45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do 45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me. 46 Who among you can not believe me. 46 Who among you can convict me of sin? If I am telling the convict me of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don t you believe me? 47 truth, why don t you believe me? 47 The one who is from God listens to The one who is from God listens to God s words. This is why you don t God s words. This is why you don t listen, because you are not from God. listen, because you are not from God.
48 The Jews responded to him, Arent we right 48 The Jews responded to him, Aren t we right in saying that you re a Samaritan and have a in saying that you re a Samaritan and have a demon? 49 I do not have a demon, Jesus demon? 49 I do not have a demon, Jesus answered. On the contrary, I honor my Father answered. On the contrary, I honor my Father and you dishonor me. 50 I do not seek my own and you dishonor me. 50 I do not seek my own glory; there is one who seeks it and judges. 51 glory; there is one who seeks it and judges. 51 Truly I tell you, if anyone keeps my word, he will Truly I tell you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death. never see death.
52 Then the Jews said, Now we know 52 Then the Jews said, Now we know you have a demon. Abraham died and you have a demon. Abraham died and so did the prophets. You say, If anyone so did the prophets. You say, If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste keeps my word, he will never taste death. 53 Are you greater than our death. 53 Are you greater than our father Abraham who died? And the father Abraham who died? And the prophets died. Who do you claim to prophets died. Who do you claim to be? be?
54 If I glorify myself, Jesus answered, 54 If I glorify myself, Jesus answered, my glory is nothing. My Father my glory is nothing. My Father whom you say, He is our God whom you say, He is our God the one who glorifies me. the one who glorifies me. about about he is he is
55 You do not know him, but I know him. If I 55 You do not know him, but I know him. If I were to say I don t know him, I would be a were to say I don t know him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know him, and I keep liar like you. But I do know him, and I keep his word. 56 Your father Abraham rejoiced his word. 56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day; he saw it and was glad. 57 to see my day; he saw it and was glad. 57 The Jews replied, You aren t fifty years old The Jews replied, You aren t fifty years old yet, and you ve seen Abraham? yet, and you ve seen Abraham?
58 Jesus said to them, Truly I tell you, 58 Jesus said to them, Truly I tell you, before Abraham was, I am. 59 So they before Abraham was, I am. 59 So they picked up stones to throw at him. But picked up stones to throw at him. But Jesus was hidden, and went out of the Jesus was hidden, and went out of the temple., temple.,
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But the man who looks intently into the looks like. But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it he will be blessed in what he does. he will be blessed in what he does. - -James James- -
If you continue in my word,, you really If you continue in my word,, you really are my disciples. You will know the are my disciples. You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. truth, and the truth will set you free. "Everyone who commits sin is a slave to "Everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin." sin."
What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We died to that grace may increase? By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Or don t you sin; how can we live in it any longer? Or don t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. a new life. Romans 6 Romans 6
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. You used idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. But now you to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Colossians 3 Colossians 3
It is for freedom that Christ has set us It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. of slavery. Gal. 5:1 Gal. 5:1
