2 Corinthians 3:17-18
The LORD is Spirit
17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
John 4:24
God is Spirit
24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.
John 14:6-7
Jesus is Truth
6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”
John 8:31-47
When You Know the Truth, the Truth Shall Set You Free
31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
33 They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?”
34 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. 35 Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. 37 I know that you are Abraham’s descendants. Yet you are looking for a way to kill me, because you have no room for my word. 38 I am telling you what I have seen in the Father’s presence, and you are doing what you have heard from your father.”
39 “Abraham is our father,” they answered.
“If you were Abraham’s children,” said Jesus, “then you would do what Abraham did. 40 As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things. 41 You are doing the works of your own father.”
“We are not illegitimate children,” they protested. “The only Father we have is God himself.”
42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on my own; God sent me. 43 Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. 44 You belong to your father, the devil,and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me! 46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me? 47 Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
Matthew 6:19-21
Treasures in Heaven
19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also
Colossians 3:2
Set Your Mind on Things Above
2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
It is written that the LORD is Spirit, and that God is Spirit...Spirit is different than the flesh...Desires of the flesh, make us desire things of the earth, and the things on earth...And by having these earthly desires we sometimes get caught up in sinning, because we have a sinful nature...We can get up in earth and our earthly desires and be clinging to the things of the earth...Then we do not think as much about the heavenly things, the eternal things...Jesus teaches us about the eternities...Jesus teaches us that God is Spirit, and we need to learn to worship God in Spirit and in Truth...And we know that Jesus is Truth, and the Truth shall set us free...When we are truly Spiritually free, we are freed from our connections to sin and our bondage to the things that make us sin on this earth...Following Jesus' teachings and believing in Him are what set us free...And in doing these things we are really His Disciples, and are free from the slave of sinning...Jesus tells us that even the ancestors of Abraham's have this bondage to the evil one...And Jesus is the exact opposite of the prince of darkness...He is the the LORD of the Light and truth and grace...There is strong language used throughout Him teaching us about being set Spiritually free, because we have such a strong tie to these things of the earth...We need to hear this to help release us from this bondage...We often think more of our earthly treasures, than we do the heavenly treasures...
When those who were around Jesus, and were putting their faith in Him...He seems to try to test them...He told His followers, if you are really My Disciples you would hold onto My teachings...And as He speaks, I cannot understand all that He means and says...Jesus is wanting us to grow Spiritually and mature Spiritually and be less in the flesh and concern ourselves less with our fleshy and earthly desires...Because He is from God, He is hard to understand...But if He is from God and heaven, then we should expect Him to speak and teach and act differently, as a matter of course...But through all of His teachings, if we can keep the faith and trust in Him, even though we do not understand all the things He says -we can be free...And His Truths will be what sets us free...And His Teaching Truths set us free from those things that keep us from being more like the Son, who Himself is a Child of God...His glory gives us a freedom to be more like the Perfect One...And when we are set free we want to follow His will, and follow His will and do His will...Then we can better reach our potential as Jesus has and is...
And those who do not believe cannot hear or believe what He says, no matter what the tone of His voice or His strong language...Jesus says to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God...I have not come on My Own; God sent Me...Why is My language not clear to you?...Because you are unable to hear what I say...You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires...He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him...When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies...Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me!...Can any of you prove Me guilty of sin?...If I AM telling the Truth, why don’t you believe Me?...Whoever belongs to God hears what God says...The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”...
Jesus is God sent...He has not sinned...He is divine...He is from heaven...He is what we need to be like, and how we should be...And when we are like Him, we will be free...