The Truth Will Set You Free! Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: The Truth Will Set You Free! ------------- Date: 12/11/1998 Key terms: "freedom" "slavery" "truth" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: John 8:31-36* 31. Jesus therefore was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, "If you abide in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; 32. and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." 33. They answered Him, "We are Abraham's offspring, and have never yet been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, 'You shall become free'?" 34. Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin. 35. "And the slave does not remain in the house forever; the son does remain forever. 36. "If therefore the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed. Questions 1. The passage in John 8 records a conversation between Jesus and some of His converts. What promise does He give to them in verse 32?   2. His listeners didn't "get" what Jesus was saying. They didn't have a clue that they were in any sense enslaved. In what sense does Jesus say that they were enslaved (see verse 34)?   3. What is the final promise of this passage (from verses 35-36)?   Practical Help Jesus speaks here of freedom from sin. He claims that a person is set free from sin when they come to know Him (and He is the truth!). That is true in two senses. First, when anyone turns to Christ in faith, he is immediately set free from the condemnation of God for his sin. Jesus forgives — once and for all! Second, that is true in that the better a person gets to know Jesus, the more freedom he will experience. Freedom to live an open life, freedom to say "No" to temptation, freedom to stay away from Internet porn — is all connected to our growing knowledge of Jesus, who is the Truth. If you want pornography to be out of your life, there is no better remedy than the Truth. Remember the truth about porn — it saps vitality, it brings shame and guilt, it isn't loving, it doesn't bring glory to God. And remember the True One — Jesus. Run to Him. He is waiting for you with open arms! eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 1998 by eXXit *"Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, © Copyright The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission."