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Today's Scripture: John 8:31-36

Insight 

The debate that started in John 7:25-27 over Jesus’ identity and whether He was the Messiah intensified in John 8:1-59. The people asked Him, “Who are you?” (John 7:25). John tells us that “many believed in him” (John 7:30). Then Jesus clarified the identity of His true disciples: those who not only know Jesus but also obey Him (John 7:31). Jesus also cautioned the Jews that their privileged status as God’s chosen people and their heritage standing as descendants of Abraham had blinded them. They refused to see that they too were slaves to sin (John 7:31–36). Only when they accepted and believed the truth that Jesus is their Messiah—that He’s “the way and the truth and the life” (John 14:6)—would they be truly set free. “If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:36).


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