![]() We learn abiding as we step out onto him who is the Word and whose words are spirit and life. We learn abiding as we learn to open ourselves fully to him who is the Light and who gives light. His challenge? Not to stop with mental assent, but instead to become true disciples, by learning to abide. Jesus gave a challenge and a promise, first, to those who had just that day begun to believe him and ultimately, to us all. Yet you won’t get to that place until you trust that bridge enough to step out onto it, and keep going. You believe that bridge can take you to a much better place. Imagine you’re standing before a narrow, swinging bridge spanning a deep, treacherous canyon. He saw their belief, and he knew what it lacked. Yet in the big middle of a very divided crowd, many people believed Jesus. ![]() So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him:Īnd you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. When the Human One is lifted up, then you will know that I AM.Īs he was saying these things, many believed him. If you don’t believe that I AM, you will die in your sins. And not only have I been sent from God in human flesh, I AM the Lord. ![]() Undaunted, Jesus continued to convey to those with ears to hear: Behind the scenes, they had begun plotting to kill him. Immediately, religious leaders began to challenge him, trying to discredit him. He was standing near the temple in Jerusalem, speaking to a very divided crowd. The day Jesus made that promise, he was not walking the hills of Galilee, teaching his closest followers. If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,Īnd you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. Yet somehow, till now, I have not seen the diamond in its setting, so to speak. Since childhood, I’ve treasured what Jesus said in John 8:32.
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