May 16

One Year Bible Notes

Read / Listen

1 Samuel 18:5-19:24
John 8:31-59
Psalm 112:1-10
Proverbs 15:12-14

New Testament

John 8:31-59

Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” ~ John 8:58

Summary

The Truth Will Set You Free, You Are of Your Father the Devil, Before Abraham Was, I Am

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” ~ John 8:31-32

The truth. “Truth” here has reference not only to the facts surrounding Jesus as the Messiah and Son of God, but also to the teaching that He brought. A genuinely saved and obedient follower of the Lord Jesus will know divine truth and both freedom from sin (John 8:34) and the search for reality. This divine truth comes not merely by intellectual assent (1Corinthians 2:14), but saving commitment to Christ (Titus 1:1-2). ~ MacArthur Bible Commentary