“. . . You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free!” John 8:32, TLV
Ready for the truth? Most followers of Jesus would say they were. And, once again, if we’re basing that choice on this verse alone, I would say we might be missing something important. The previous verse. Let’s read them together.
“Then Yeshua said to the Judeans who had trusted Him, “If you abide in My word, then you are truly My disciples. You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free!”
YESHUA TO THE JEWISH PEOPLE WHO CAME TO TRUST HIM, JOHN 8:31-31, TLV [EMPHASIS MINE]
There’s that word again: abide. We talked a little about abiding in 1 John 4:15′ s Daily Touch. In the passage above, Jesus is telling the new believers that the way to truly be His followers is to abide in His word. Does that mean His words are only the ones in red in your Bible? No. That is an emphatic, no.
Yeshua was the whole of what is called the Old Testament made flesh (John 1:1-4). Before there were red-lettered texts, there was “In the beginning . . .” (Genesis 1:1) So, is it safe to “assume” that when our Savior embodied what was then all of Scripture, He meant that His word was ALL of Scripture?
The truth is woven into the whole Bible — all the way until “May the grace of the LORD Yeshua be with all!” (Revelation 22:21)
Understanding truth is part of our faith journey. And, indeed, the truth will free us to walk boldly.
