Some might be wondering about the title, especially if you know Jesus and you know that's not what He said. He said straight up, "When you know the truth, the truth will make you free."
Many translations read, "will set you free."
The Passion Translation says,
"When you embrace the truth, it will release true freedom into your lives."
Unfortunately, the fact is that not everyone will embrace this truth. So just because something or Someone has set humanity free doesn't mean everyone is going to automatically walk in that freedom. To release this true freedom in you you must embrace this Truth.
When you know the truth, the Greek word ginōskō, which means, to learn to know, come to know, get a knowledge of, perceive or feel, to understand.
Proverbs 9:10 says, "Reverence for the Eternal, the one True God, is the beginning of wisdom; true knowledge of the Holy One is the start of understanding." - The Voice Translation
So we have to have knowledge of Jesus, understanding that Jesus is the Word of God or the Christian Bible and in that Bible Jesus claimed that He was the Truth John 14:6. Gaining a true knowledge of that truth, Him, His Word, that will make you free.
The Greek word make or set free is the word, eleutheroō which means, to make free, to liberate, deliver from the power of punishment and dominion of sin.
God has made provision for every human to experience and walk in this truth that has set the world free from sin in God's eyes. He has provided the Truth. The only thing lacking is having a true knowledge of that truth and then once having a knowledge of it, experiencing and walking in the freedom of that truth, or not. Because once having gained a knowledge, we can choose to accept it or disregard it, claim that it's not truth or if we do accept it, we can choose to continue making and walking in the same poor choices we know are hindering or blocking that complete freedom and victory. Therefore having just a knowledge of the truth alone doesn't make one free either.
We have to act, one has to believe and then receive by faith, His life in us when we surrender ours. He came, the Creator of the Universe Himself in the person of Jesus Christ and gave His Life for ours. I came that you might have Life and Life more abundantly. John 10:10. The Greek word for life here is zōē and it generally relates to human life and vitality, but life that's real and genuine, active and vigorous, devoted to God, with His Life growing within us. The Greek word for abundantly is perissos and it doesn't just mean abundant, it is translated as, over and above, more than is necessary, exceedingly abundantly, super abundance. That is the life Christ promised, exceedingly abundantly beyond anything you could ask or imagine. Are you living that? I sure know I'm not and that means I'm missing something and hopefully coming before Him and writing awakens inside just what it is I'm missing.
Even though He's won the victory for us, through His life, death and resurrection. If we don't believe it, then receive it, then act on it, it is dead works and useless. It's nothing we've done or can ever do other then to come to him with a childlike faith and receive the free gift of deliverance, from guilt, shame, hatred, anger, anxiety, bitterness, unforgiveness, jealousy, pride, and every other nasty ugly thing you've done or that's held you back. There is therefore now NO condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 Leave all your baggage at the Cross on Him by faith and receive the free gift of Life, His Life in you!
He's wiped the slate clean! When we invite Him into and make Him the center of our lives we become transformed from the inside out and over time we grow to become new creations or creatures 2 Cor. 5:17.
Sure some will say, that works for you, but not everyone's the same, ah yes, but, there is One who is the same and never changes because He is the same yesterday, and today and forever Hebrews 13:8. The eternal Word of God.
This Blog is not for the hard core unbelievers or atheist. I'm not here to convince or convert anyone because it's ultimately the angel's of God who are ministering spirits sent forth to those who are about to receive salvation that do the work. Hebrews 1:14
I hope to speak to those like me that are just searching for an understanding, purpose and meaning to their lives. People who want to experience and walk in the super abundant life Jesus has given to every Human. The captives, the oppressed, the hungry and lost or even if it's just for me to leave to as a legacy to my granddaughter and future generations. I want this Blog to go wherever Jesus wants it to go. Only He knows who needs to hear what and when? I just want to be a vessel and want to believe and trust that He will use me if I make myself available by faith and show up here to write.
Faith without works or corresponding action James said in 1:17 is useless or dead. You have to act on what you believe in to see results. I have been writing for years and have attempted to start a Blog a couple of times, but have never felt committed to it. I wasn't tuned into Him through His Spirit in me in those years. It wasn't the right time to write, I wasn't ready and still may not be.
In the eternal picture we only have a short time here on this amazingly wonderful and majestically beautiful planet in spite of its many, many faults. It is definitely a world ruled by wickedness and evil to anyone paying attention in this age of technology that is a curse and a blessing. In my small part of the world, North America, specifically Canada and the USA it has become a world of predominately me, myself and I, we are easily distracted by the handheld computers that almost everyone carries in the more developed countries. Tablets, laptops, social media, Netflix, Prime, Disney, streaming music, video games, you name it there is no shortage of distractions in today's age of technology and I am and have been a guilty participant.
Who in today's rapid and fast paced world has the time to pay attention to the beauty and magnificence of the creation, a creation that points to an amazing Creator and Designer. A Creator that did not create a world of evil or wickedness, that was our choice courtesy of His choice to give us free choice good or bad. All choices bring consequences. We messed things up and He has provided a way out. He is the way, BTW according to John 14:6.
He made one more claim in John 14:6 beyond declaring that He was the Way and the Truth. He also said He was the Life which we looked at from John 10:10. In John 6:63 He stated, "The Holy Spirit is the one who gives life, that which is of the natural realm[the body] is of no help. The words I speak to you are Spirit and life. But there are still some of you who won’t believe.” - The Passion Translation
So there's Spirit and Life in His Words and His Words are the Bible, all of it. But you need to believe and the Word needs to be rightly divided according to 2 Tim. 2:15,
"accurately handling and skillfully teaching the word of truth." - Amplified Bible.
We have to have an accurate knowledge and sound understanding of scripture if we expect to walk in all that Jesus has provided to us.
I believe we will find ourselves walking and living in that freedom and super abundant life when we find ourselves in His perfect will for our lives! I'm not there yet, but I hope that by writing and sharing what He has and continues to reveal through me as I grow in my knowledge and understanding of Him that I will find it before I depart.
One thing I do know without any doubt is that the only stumbling block to how long that takes is me! It took 25 years before Abraham received the promise child God had planted inside him in Gen. 12:2 He probably would have had Isaac much sooner had he done what God told him to. There are consequences when we try to go contrary to the Laws of God and I don't mean the Mosaic Law or the Ten Commandments , although the 10 Commandments operate by Spiritual Laws. Just as the world has natural Laws so God's realm has Spiritual Laws and we are both natural in our body while also containing a spirit being.
A big shout out to Susan L. for her encouragement that finally ignited the spark to get this started. I hope you become a fan and I don't scare you away. Because as you know some of what I discuss may be outside the traditional Christian worldview and if so I'll be happy to receive correction from the Word.
I am the vine and you are the branches Jesus said, if you abide in me and I abide in you, you will produce much fruit. John 15:5 I want to endeavor to have the Words of Life in my heart. How can we abide in the vine today, through the only source we have, His Word that He declared was Spirit and Life, a Super Abundant Life. In verse 7 Jesus said, "If you abide in me and my words abide in you, ask what you will and it shall be done for you." If His Words abides in you then Jesus said out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. If you're abiding in His word then you should be speaking His word and His Word is Seed.
For many are called, but few are chosen? Matthew 22:14
Let's see where this goes?
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