John 8:31-36
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust.
Jesus and Abraham
31 Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. 32 And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
33 “But we are descendants of Abraham,” they said. “We have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean, ‘You will be set free’?”
34 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave of sin. 35 A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son is part of the family forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.
Distinguished historian, John Hope Franklin, wrote a detailed history of the African-American quest for equality and titled it “From Slavery to Freedom”. People of many cultures … Native Americans, Hispanics, Chicanos, South Africans, Jews, Arabs, or Asians, etc. … have experienced similar struggles for freedom. These cultural or nationalistic struggles, all to varying degrees, are different experiences with common elements.
Common to all mankind is the struggle with sin. “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23). The path from slavery-to-sin to freedom-in-the-Son only passes through the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Whom the Son sets free is free indeed.
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