What did Jesus free us from?

Leon ♦ February 1, 2020 ♦ Leave a comment

John 8:31-32 “Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; ³² And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” We have all heard it said hundreds of times, “the truth shall make you free.” It is used by politicians, and religious leaders, TV commercials and anyone trying to get you to believe what they are selling. But what specifically was Jesus referring to? The Jews of that day were in bondage to the law, taste not, touch not. They were in constant fear of disobeying the law, but worse, they used the law of Moses to criticize and accuse others. Paul wrote this to the Galatians, Gal.5:1 “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.” Jesus wanted his followers to know that they could be freed from the Old Covenant rule of the law, and delivered into the New Covenant law of Grace. Phil. 3:9  ^“And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith.”

      But is that all Jesus was referring to? Jesus said, “if you continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed.” Jesus knew that it was through the study of his word, that we can learn to spot the lies of Satan, and come to know the promises of God. Satan comes to steal, kill and destroy, through lies and manipulation, the good life Jesus has paid for with his sacrifice on the cross. Satan wants us to focus on his material world, and deny, or be unaware, of the spiritual world, that Jesus would have us focus on. The Bible clearly states that Satan, is the god of this world. He uses the material world and everything in it, to distract us from who we are in Christ Jesus. Sickness, disease, poverty, mental and emotional despair, fear, anger, these things, and many others, are all things Jesus came to free us from. The Holy Bible is full of promises of deliverance from all these conditions, to those who have received Jesus as their Lord and Savior. But it is only through reading the word, and believing those promises, and not the lies of Satan, and his world, that we can break free from the bondage of corruption, and enter into the Kingdom within us. Then we can begin to draw upon the living water, that is the perfect Spirit of God, that dwells inside a believer. A spirit of love, joy, peace, good health, prosperity, faith,  balance, and all the good promises of a loving Father!