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John 8:31-36
Today is the first Sunday of 2022.
As such I want to cast a vision for Mills Memorial Baptist Church and what we will study on Sundays in 2023.
I think the one thing that is missing in this world, more than anything else is this - TRUTH.
Society and this world will try to say that there is no absolute truth.
You have your truth, and I have mine.
What is truth to you, is your truth.
And it is just as much truth as my truth.
But this is FALSE - a lie from Satan himself!
There is only one Truth!
And what you believe does not change the truth!
Our World needs truth today!
Jesus is the Truth!
But now in these coming weeks in 2023, I want to talk to the Christians!
We need the truth also - Oh we may have the truth unto salvation, but many are missing much after that!
Throughout this year every sermon series I preach will be connected to the truth!
Jesus, in John 8, was speaking the people there that were gathered around Him at the Temple.
Here in this passage Jesus gave an astounding promise in verse 32.
32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
There are Christians all over the world today that are struggling in a bondage of their own making!
When a Christian accepts Christ as their Savior, they are free from the bondage of sin.
And yet many of us, voluntarily place ourselves back under bondage to the sins that we had before.
In fact Jesus in this passage says,
34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
Whether it because of an outside temptation from our enemy the World System around us.
Or whether it is a direct temptation from Satan himself.
Or perhaps it is just our old flesh that we yield to instead of Christ.
Whatever the temptation, or wherever drawing is coming from, we yield.
But Jesus makes this amazing promise: ...ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
I want to look at Three warnings within this promise this morning.
Let’s take a look at the first one:
I.
The Promise Is to Those Who Believe
v. 31 a
“The said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him,...”
Jesus was not talking to the Pharisees, warning them that they better believe, if they want freedom.
Jesus was talking to the Jews which believed.
These believers already had the freedom of Salvation!
But Jesus knew that they would face temptation.
They could have freedom from temptation and sin.
But it would only be available to those who are saved.
If you are here today and you have not accepted Jesus as your Savior, this promise is not yet for you.
If you are listening to my voice today and you want freedom from sin, it is only available to those who trust in Christ, and believe that He is the Savior of all man kind.
This promise is only available to the children of God!
From time to time I will make a promise to my children that if they do something, they will get something.
Let’s say that the Kooi’s decided to promise their kids an Ice Cream if they said their Bible verse in Kids for Christ next week.
If my kids came up to the Bro.
Kooi and said, “I said my Bible verse, where is my ice cream?”
Bro.
Kooi would have every right to say, “That promise was for my children, I don’t have an ice cream for you.”
And no one would bat an eye.
And yet there are people all over who are not the children of God, and yet want to claim His promises.
My friend This Promise is for Those Who Believe.
But it’s not too late today!
“Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.”
And if you do, this promise is for you too!
The promise that the truth shall make you free!
Secondly, I want you to see that...
II.
The Promise Is to Those Who Continue
v. 31 b
“If ye continue in my word,”
He isn’t giving a blanket promise here.
It has a condition.
The condition is that if you want to be made free, you need to continue in His Word.
Paul told the young man that he mentored...
I knew a young man that would often make the statement about the sermon that was preached that day, “I’ve heard that before.”
This is a young man that grew up in church faithfully attending Sunday School, Morning Service, Evening Service, and Wednesday Bible Study.
He had made up his mind that he had learned all he needed to know, I guess, and unless they could show him something else out of the Bible that he hadn’t seen before he lost interest.
That young man is struggling today!
We need to continue in those things which we have learned.
Jesus said if ye continue in my Word...
So how do we continue in His Word?
This Word that is translated continue, is the Greek word “meno” it is the same word that is translated Abide in John 15:4
So we see two things connected to this word: Freedom and Fruit bearing.
So how do we Continue?
A. Submit to the Authority of the Bible
The Bible needs to be the Final Authority in our lives!
This is the only use of the word success in the Bible.
And it is dealing with the study, and meditation, and obedience of the Word of God.
Far too many Christians are getting their answers from the wrong authorities.
let me tell you today:
1.
Your Flesh Is Not Your Authority
You do not have to do whatever your flesh desires.
You can fight it, we will see in a moment a very practical way to fight it.
You should not be following your flesh.
No the flesh is not your authority…you need to yield to the Spirit.
God has give us the ability to say no to our flesh!
This flesh is not your authority and secondly...
2. This World Is Not Your Authority
The world will try to tell you what to believe
Evolution
Gender Roles
Gender Norms
Homosexuality
Your Truth/My Truth
We need to prove ourselves according to our one true and Final Authority - the Word of God.
If it doesn’t line up with the Bible, then don’t believe it!
Say no to the authority of this World, and obey God’s Word!
So If you see something that contradicts what the Bible says:
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