John 8:31-32
The Truth and True Freedom
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."
Jesus tells us that if we hold to His teachings, we will be His disciples and then we will know the truth...Then this truth, His Truth, will set us free...Jesus is the One who sets us free...
When St. John opens the fourth gospel, he tells us that Jesus is the Word...The Word in St. John's day in Greek meant "reason" or "purpose"...Jesus is our reason, our purpose, and our Truth...Jesus is filled with both Grace and Truth...If we believe in Him and follow His teachings, then this truth, His truth will set you free...
Christianity faith is an examined faith...Christianity is a very studied faith, for the past two thousand years...Jesus has been closely looked at by many...God wants us to study and examine His Son and His Son's teachings and what He did...
Jesus said the greatest commandment was- love God with all your heart and all your mind...God wants us to search for Him...God wants us to find Him in truth...And when the love in our heart and the facts in our mind matches the faith in our spirit, we find Jesus...
When we find Jesus, He can free us from sin, which keeps us as slaves...Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life...He is the Truth...