John 8:32 "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
How oft quoted is today's verse. From Hollywood preachers shouting it from a sound stage pulpit to the punchline of a joke told by a workroom comedian, this verse is used and misused so often is has become easy to disregard it as a foundational truth of Christianity.
Many people, both Christians and nonChristians, alike view Christianity as a list of "do's" and "don't's". Time requirements. Morality clauses. Tithing percentages. Activity determiners. I confess to living much of my Christian life under these self-imposed requirements. Those were joyless, unproductive, empty years of Christian service.
In reality God's word is a freedom giver. It is only through claiming Philippians 4:6-7 have I been able to stop losing sleep from worry. Ephesians 5:25-27 has shown me how to love Kristi in a way never humanly possible. James 4:7-8 has taught me that I do have the power, through God, to live a life free from constant sin. The ultimate freedom is freedom from an eternity separated from God; and the Truth is the ONLY provider of this freedom.
It is only through recognizing and claiming God's truths for my own have I been truly set free.
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