Good morning. I’m sure you’ve heard people either in person
or in the movies say “you will know the truth and the truth will set you free”.
They don’t quote the first part of that statement which completely changes it.
If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you will
know the truth, and the truth will set you free. Do you want to be a disciple
of Jesus – then continue in His word. It says that He said this to those who
had believed Him (when He said that He was the “I am“). He was not just talking
about getting your fire insurance. He was talking about truly being a disciple
of His. Too many believers are not truly disciples of Jesus. Even though they
believed Him, they were still thinking in the natural: we are Abraham’s descendants
and have never yet been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say you will
become free? While they were not enslaved, Roman soldiers on every street
corner indicated that they were not truly free. Everyone who commits sin is the
slave of sin. He was telling them that they were thinking in the natural, while
He was talking in the spiritual. This is part of why He said you need to
continue in My word. If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. People
in the United States are free physically, but are enslaved spiritually. I know
that you are Abraham’s descendants; yet you seek to kill Me, because My Word
has no place in you. I speak the things which I have seen with My Father;
therefore you also do the things which you heard from your father. We’ll see
next time how upset they get over this statement. Father thank You that we can
continue in Jesus’ word and truly be His disciples. Set us free with that word.
Unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God
Good morning. While Jesus was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name, observing His signs which He was doing. Jesus was not entrusting Himself to them, for He knew all men. Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. It doesn’t say, but I assume it is still during this time of the Passover. This man came to Jesus by night. Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do the signs that You do unless God is with him. It just said that the people believed in His name because of the signs He was doing; yet it does not say what those signs were. Unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God. That is why unbelievers cannot tell what is of the kingdom of God and what is not – they’re not born again. Nicodemus doesn’t have a clue. How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born, can he? Unless one is born of water and the Spirit ...
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