john-8:32

We mean by it the act of soul-healing and soul-toning which Jesus has provided for all believers. It is often alluded to in the Word in the following and their related terms: Deadness to sin. "Likewise reckon ye yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.... Read More

Grace and freedom have replaced the Law! The two don’t mix; we cannot hold onto law and at the same time believe we can live under grace. Grace and freedom have taken over. John 1:16-17 says: “And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. For the Law was given through Moses, but gra... Read More

The year was A.D. 155. The persecution against Christians had swept across the Roman Empire. It had come to the city of Smyrna. The Pro-Consul of Smyrna, swept up into this persecution, put out the order to arrest Polycarp, the Bishop of Smyrna, Polycarp. He was to be arrested and brought to the loc... Read More

"Can any of you prove me guilty of sin?" (v. 46) For reading & meditation: John 8:31-47 Jesus publicly made the challenge: " Can any of you prove me guilty of sin?" Here we are face to face with a kind of person who had not been seen since Adam in his pre-fallen condition - a man without sin. The di... Read More

John 14:6 - Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 8:32 - And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Matthew 9:6-8 - But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he ... Read More

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 - To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: (Read More...) Matthew 6:33-34 - But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. (Read More...) Philippians 4:8 - Finally, brethren, whats... Read More

James 1:19-20 - Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: (Read More...) Ephesians 4:32 - And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. Proverbs 15:1 - A soft answer turneth aw... Read More

For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. (1 John 5:4) And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. (Revelation 12:11) These texts show t... Read More

We've established that Jesus' overriding goal for us is that we make disciples, that is, people who have repented of their sins and who are learning and obeying His commandments. Jesus further defined what a disciple is in John 8:32: If you abide in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and... Read More

Mark 4:3-10, 13-20 There is yet still more to all that Jesus taught about material stewardship. In light of all that He said on this subject, it is amazing how little of it is mentioned in most churches. When it is, it is too often softened. As we continue our squeeze through the needle's eye, our o... Read More