KNOW THE TRUTH
John 8:31-32
Jesus said to the people who believed in him, "You are truly my disciples if you keep obeying my teachings. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." (NLT)

We judge something as true based on our own experiences, and right or wrong based on the tradition of society as we know it. Imagine living centuries ago when the truth about the earth was that it was flat and if you sailed too far you would fall off.

When I was a small boy, the sound barrier had not been broken and many believed to do so would have catastrophic results. Then someone did it and we have airplanes breaking the sound barrier every day. As that little boy, the only man in the moon was the face you could see on a clear night. Then we actually put men on the moon. New times—new truths.

Jesus was speaking about a much higher level of truth. Truth to the people back then was based on their experiences and the writings passed down from generation to generation. He was speaking about a truth that would set them free; a truth that would free them from the bondages of sin and guarantee them a place in eternity with God the Father.