Therefore Jesus was saying to the Jews having believed in Him, "If you abide in My word, you are truly My disciples. Jesus therefore said to those Jews who had believed him, “If you remain in my word, then you are truly my disciples.

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To those who believed, He took it a step further. “If you follow my teachings, you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.” Why Does the Bible Care so Much about Truth? Democracy is the tree, families are the roots. —GS. Trust Gloria Steinem to offer insights that liberate us into broader, more profound ways of thinking. Her mind is fertile, deep, conscious, and inspiring, with a humor that apparently can’t help bubbling up, so that we are laughing as we, hopefully, become more wise and determined to change whatever we can change.” —Alice Walker But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life. While this quote originated in the Bible, many others have used it in a variety of situations. It’s exceptionally popular as a motto. Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”

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Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. Once we repent and are born again, we are in Christ, and our identity has radically shifted from the lie to the Truth. Our fatherhood has changed. We have died to the Devil as father, and now we have been born from God. If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. Just before His death, Jesus declares He is “the way, the truth, and the life” ( John 14:6). The Holy Spirit is the “spirit of Truth” ( John 16:13), James talks about how we are from the “Word of Truth” ( James 1:18). We can walk “in Truth” ( Psalm 86:11). The Son of God reveals the Father ( John 17:25-26) so we can know God and live in the God who is truth.

On the wall at The Willows dining room is a poster that poignantly reflects the alcoholic’s struggle: “The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.” The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. Ultimately, the scripture describes truth as a person, God. Truth or morality aren’t things that God must follow or can be subject to. Nothing is above Him. God, as a person, is the foundation of reality and truth, what is right and holy. Therefore, we can’t know the truth in an intellectual sense. We must experience it, which is why the word used in “knowing” God is one of an intimate relationship (much like Adam “knew” Eve and she had a kid).