So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. John 8:36 NASB Makes you free – Are you free? The answer depends entirely on your worldview. The meaning of the term “free” is a function of the culture you belong to. And the difference between the Greek/Western view of freedom and the…
“If therefore the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.” John 8:36 NASB Therefore – Don’t we love this verse! I hear it all the time. “Jesus set me free.” “I’m free because Jesus died for me.” The great mantra of the Western world is “Freedom!” Of course, none of us bother…
“Then if the Son sets you free, you are free indeed.” John 8:36 Free – Freedom is an important word in a man’s vocabulary. We have talked about it a lot. We recognized that the Greek idea of freedom is centered in the relationship between the individual and the State. For the Greeks, freedom is…
9 If the Son therefore shall make you free, you shall be free indeed. John 8:36 Drowning in Freedom – If Yeshua sets you free, what are you free to do? The cultural understanding of freedom would incline you to answer, “Well, I am free to live the life I want. I’m free to choose,…
“Therefore, if the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.” John 8:36 Indeed – This word describes a quality of freedom. It shows us that this freedom, the freedom given by the Son, is the freedom to be. What does that mean? Let me give you one example and you will immediately…
“Therefore, if the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.” John 8:36 Free – What kind of freedom does Jesus give? It’s not what you might think. The two Greek words here (eleutherose and eleutheroi) actually should be read “if the Son shall make you unconstrained and independent, you really will be…
“Therefore, if the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.” John 8:36 If – The quintessential proclamation of freedom comes from Jesus. It is far deeper than Lynyrd Skynyrd (Freebird), the Declaration of Independence, or anything from the great civil rights leaders. We, of course, have viewed this as a statement of…
