John 8:30

John 8:30 says, As he spake these words, many believed on him. The religious leaders were the ones who opposed Jesus the most, as He told. Verse thirty-one adds, Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;   Jesus told them if they believed in Him and continued in His word, they were His disciples indeed.  If we are His followers, we must continue in His word.  This does not bring us salvation, but it shows our commitment to Christ for what He did for us.  Verse thirty-two continues, And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.  Jesus said to them that they would know the truth, and the truth would set them free.  When we accept the truth of God, we are free from the power of sin, and we are free indeed. Verse thirty-three concludes, They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? The Jews told Jesus they were the descendants of Abraham and had never been in bondage to any man, so how could Jesus say they would be free.  We may have never been in bondage to any man, but we have definitely been in bondage to sin.  They were still looking with a worldly understanding, not a spiritual one.  Verse thirty-four says, Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.  Then Jesus told them that anyone who commits a sin is a servant of sin. That includes everyone, because all have sinned except Jesus.  Verse thirty-five adds, And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.  He then said that a servant doesn't abide in the house forever, but the Son does.  Sins power over us does not last if we accept Jesus as our Savior, but His salvation lasts forever. This can happen only if we put our faith in Him, as He said again   Verse thirty-six continues, If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.  If we put our faith in Jesus, we are free indeed.  Only the Son, Jesus the Messiah, can accomplish this. If we allow sin to rule us after we accept Christ, it is because we choose to.  Contrary to the popular saying, the devil cannot make me do it.  As His followers, God will always give us the power to overcome temptation, if we put our trust in Him.