The Truth Will Set You Free
INTRODUCTION
What is The Truth?
First, consider who is making this statement.
Jesus Christ is King of the Kingdom of God, in heaven, in the universe and on earth. In Matthew 28 Jesus tells us that “all power and authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me”.
Hebrews 1:1-3 instructs us that “In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.”
Second: As such, it is also impossible for Jesus to lie.
“People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument. Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure…” Hebrews 6:16-19.
Third, what does it mean to hold to Christ’s Teachings?
“Hold to” means to “refuse to abandon or change a principle or opinion; to adhere to a commandment or teaching, to do what you have promised or decided, or to stick to; continue having a particular belief or standard by doing it.” Macmillan dictionary. It means to “cling to something.” Merriam Webster dictionary.
Therefore, Christ is saying that it is not enough to just know His teaching. When you adhere to and cling to His teaching and commandments, your actions and commitment demonstrate to Him that you are a believer, a disciple (“a follower or student of a specific teacher, leader, or philosopher,”) as opposed to other teachers or leaders.
Fourth, He will reveal the Truth (reality) to you as you read the Bible and apply it.
If you “hold to” His teachings, you demonstrate your believe in them and in Him. Christ is “the truth,” John 14:6. He sets you free and then enlightens the eyes of your heart and mind with a conviction of the reality of His teachings and His power. God the Father, in His time, deepens your faith. Once you really understand who Christ is and who who you are “in Christ”, that understanding and your daily faith in Christ keeps you at peace and free of all kinds of fear and temptations!
This is a process, not an event. I have found this process to be a series of events. Each event deepens your understanding and faith, which results in your growth of spiritual maturity.
Fifth, When Jesus uses the word “truth” in the Bible, it means reality.
The “Critical Success Factors” in the April issue of BobChats explains that the word truth, when Christ uses it, in the Greek means “reality.” See Blog at CCBAlliance.org. When Christ was standing before Pilot, He said “It is for this reason I came into the world and this reason I was born, to testify to the truth.” He goes on to say “Everyone on the side of truth listens to me” John 18:37. Are you on the side of truth?
Sixth: If you hold to His teaching, Jesus will set you free:
- From the sin nature and its addictions,
- From Satan, his forces of evil and his lies.
- From fear, that is, all fear that may be controlling your life.
Seventh: You walk in His protection and Live in his blessings. Everything Jesus says is the truth (reality). He can not lie. If you don’t have a Bible, buy a red letter Bible in which everything Christ says is in red.
BUSINESS PROVERB
“By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.”
That is the end of the article. However, if you are interested, following are 50 verses where He specifically alerts us to understand.
The Truth
And they *sent their disciples to Him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any.
Matthew 22:16
“So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.
Matthew 6:2
“When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.
Matthew 6:5
Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist! Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Matthew 11:11
For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.
Matthew 13:17
and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 18:3
And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
Matthew 18:13-14
And Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you, that you who have followed Me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on His glorious throne, you also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Matthew 19:28
And Jesus answered and said to them, “Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it will happen.
Matthew 21:21
“Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’ But he answered, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’
Matthew 25:11-12
The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’
Matthew 25:40
Then He will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’
Matthew 25:45
Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you that this very night, before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”
Matthew 26:34
Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.
Mark 3:28-29
And Jesus was saying to them, “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.”
Mark 9:1
Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.”
Mark 10:15
Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel 30 will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields—along with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life.”
Mark 10:29-30
Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him.
Mark 11:23
And Jesus *said to him, “Truly I say to you, that this very night, before a rooster crows twice, you yourself will deny Me three times.”
Mark 14:30
Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find on the alert when he comes; truly I say to you, that he will gird himself to serve, and have them recline at the table, and will come up and wait on them.
Luke 12:37
The Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time? It will be good for that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
Luke 12:44-44
Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.”
Luke 18:17
And He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them [the rich];
Luke 21:3
Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
John 3:3
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
John 3:5
Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know and testify of what we have seen, and you do not accept our testimony.
John 3:11
Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, these things the Son also does in like manner.
John 5:19
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
John 5:24
Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
John 5:25
Jesus answered them and said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.
John 6:26
Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread out of heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread out of heaven.
John 6:32
Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life.
John 6:47
So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves.
John 6:53
Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin.
John 8:34
Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he will never see death.”
John 8:51
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.”
John 8:58
Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them. I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief [Satan] comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
John 10:7-10
So Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
John 10:7
Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
John 12:24
Truly, truly, I say to you, a slave is not greater than his master, nor is one who is sent greater than the one who sent him.
John 13:16
Truly, truly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.”
John 13:20
In that day you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you.
John 16:23
Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to gird yourself and walk wherever you wished; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will gird you, and bring you where you do not wish to go.”
John 21:18
But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper [the spirit of truth] will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.
John 16:7
Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.
John 8:14
But as it is, you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God…
John 8:40
But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me.
John 8:45
Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If I speak truth, why do you not believe Me?
John 8:46
My Purpose
“My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I tell you this so the one one may deceive you by fine-sounding argument.” Colossians 2:2-4
