8:35,36
We do not like facing up to the reality of sin in our own lives, but actually it is good news. “A slave does not remain in the house forever”. Whatever you are enslaved to will not last forever, for one day you will die. One day it will cast you out into darkness. But the freedom the Son brings is forever.
Therefore if the Son sets us free, we are free indeed. It is not a freedom that we can lose. Notice also the emphasis on the Son. Jesus is the source and the giver of freedom.
8:37
Jesus then points out the hypocrisy of the Jews. They claim to be Abraham’s offspring, yet they are seeking to kill Jesus. By the way, this would imply that it is the religious leaders that Jesus is addressing. Jesus knew that physically they were Abraham’s offspring, but spiritually they were of the devil. They were seeking to kill Jesus because they did not accept His word. People today still react against the word of God. “Cancel culture” is a symptom of this.
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