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God's Word, the Bible, tells how God loves you, and tells His wonderful plan for your
life. From the Bible you can learn how to receive God's blessing in every area of life.
Many people are afraid that God's Word will put them in bondage -- because of the rules
they think they will have to follow. But Jesus said God's Word would make you free.
If you continue to spend time in Jesus' Word -- you will know the truth.
When you know the truth, you will act on that knowledge -- and acting on the truth will
make you free!
Freedom Is Certain
The Bible, especially the message of Jesus Christ in the New Testament, will set you free
if you continue in it.
We are not guaranteed instant results, although sometimes they do happen. Freedom is
certain, however, if you stick with God's Word. Jesus gave His guarantee!
If you are not enjoying freedom in any area of your life -- you have not continued in
God's Word enough in that area.
Just because you have fed on God's Word in one area, does not mean you will be free in
every area of life.
For example, you could plant hundreds of tomato seeds in a garden and never harvest one
carrot. Why? You never planted any carrot seed!
God's Word works the same way as a seed. The Word must be planted inside you to bear
fruit in your life.
Just because you plant the seed from God's Word about spiritual rebirth does not mean
you can expect a harvest of financial prosperity.
Scriptures about prosperity must be planted in you, and watered, before you can expect a
harvest of prosperity.
Even if you plant much seed from God's Word concerning health and healing, you will
not automatically have a harvest of a successful marriage and family life.
Each seed of God's Word has to be planted to produce fruit in your life in that area.
Accurate Message
The Greek word translated word in John 8:31, could also be translated as message. So we
could paraphrase John 8:31 to say, "If you continue in Jesus' accurate message . . . ."
Jesus' message, accurately understood and acted upon, will always produce the fruit of
freedom.
If the message proclaimed does not produce true freedom -- it is obviously not the
accurate message of Jesus.
What will God's Word set you free from? Sin, sickness, spiritual death, poverty, fear,
demons, worry, selfishness, and confusion.
Jesus was not talking about being set free to sin -- because sin puts you into bondage.