The Son Can Set You Free
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This general principle, illustrated in the origin of the Jewish people by the parable of Isaac and Ishmael, has one absolute fulfilment. The Son, the true Son, is one. Through Him alone—in Him, in fellowship with Him—can lasting freedom be gained, seeing that He alone is free, and abideth unchangeable for ever.
If the Son therefore] The Son and not the Father is represented as giving freedom, in so far as He communicates to others that which is His own.
free indeed] The word translated indeed(ὄντως) occurs here only in St John. It appears to express reality in essence from within, as distinguished from reality as seen and known (ἀληθῶς v. 31, 1:48, 4:42, 6:14, 7:40). The conception of freedom which is given in this whole passage presents the principle which St Paul applied to the special case of external ordinances. More
Westcott, Brooke Foss, and Arthur Westcott, eds. The Gospel according to St. John Introduction and Notes on the Authorized Version. London: J. Murray, 1908. Print. Classic Commentaries on the Greek New Testament
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