The Gospel of John 8:34-36 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” (John 8:34-36 KJV)

These passages reveal that, spiritually, people commit sin for they are slave to sin. It is the consequence of Adam's surrender to the forces of darkness when he chose to eat the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil that God forbade him to. That single act of disobedience placed all of us, Adam's descendants, spiritually enslaved to sin. Those who allow this control over their lives, to live as sinners, are those who have no relationship with God and the Lord Christ Jesus.

Being a slave to sin, one cannot belong to the family of God. Like this crowd who claims of being descendants of Abraham, they, may be in the house of Abraham but they certainly do not belong to the family because they are not part of his spiritual family. The true children of Abraham came from his son, the seed of promise, Isaac. The promised seed is Christ Jesus who came through the lineage of Isaac. They can only be truly spiritual descendants of Abraham by believing in Christ Jesus, as in so doing they are set free by the Son from enslavement to sin.

We too, by believing in Christ Jesus, are set free indeed and shall abide with the Son, forever. In Him, we are declared children of God. It is written: “The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.” (Romans 8:16-17 ESV)

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)

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