John 8:31-36

Jesus came to this world because of the Father’s great love for His creation. What does He require of us? To abide in His Word made flesh in fairness, forgiveness and humility. You must love God above all and others as much as you do yourself. Sounds simple but obviously requires much.

We need to be doers of good, examples, of His great and abiding love through which gave His only begotten Son that we could be made free!

Jesus was speaking of spiritual slavery. Such a slave cannot break away from his bondage. He must have someone else set him free. A slave was not a permanent resident of a house. A son remained a family member with family privileges forever. 

abide |əˈbīd|

verb

1 [ no obj. ] (abide by) accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation)

2 [ with obj. ] (can/could not abide) informal be unable to tolerate (someone or something)

3 [ no obj. ] (of a feeling or a memory) continue without fading or being lost.

• archaic live; dwell.

John 8:31-36

³¹ Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. ³² And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

³³ They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will be made free’?”

³⁴ Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. ³⁵ And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. ³⁶ Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

¹⁵“If you love Me, keep My commandments. 

John 14:15

¹⁴ And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. 

John 1:14

¹⁷ For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 

John 1:17

²⁵ But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. 

James 1:25

5 Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. 

Galatians 5:1