The Truth will set you free.

Expanding on the Sept. 30th post about the difference between the heart and the head, I'd like to briefly look at John 8:32, "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free". I hear this verse quoted often and I like this verse and it's implications about the difference between our heart and head. For Christians, if our heart is good as a result of the price paid (it's the dwelling place of God and He can only dwell in a place that is all good) - as John Eldredge explains in his book (see previous posts). Notice that John 8:32 starts with "then", which means that there is more context to this verse. Looking back one verse provides the answer, "Jesus said, 'If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.'" So what does this mean. Remeber this is a matter of our head but simplying having the knowledge in our head is not enough. God expects obedience to His word - the Truth. Now the danger is one of thinking that somehow we earn something through our obedience or good behavior. The truth, however, however remains that Jesus says that if we hold to his teaching then we will know the truth and freedom will come. Definitely something worth chewing on...