John 8:31-36

Discussions Questions to Consider

1) "If you hold to my teaching..."

Grabbing a hold of Jesus' teaching requires us to let go of other things we have been holding onto in our lives.

Other things we hold on to keep us from being disciples of Jesus.

Obedience to Christ words/teaching leads us into truth which brings us into freedom.

Why would God not be “kind enough” to allow us to discover truth outside of obeying Him?

2) "Never been slaves of anyone..."

Interestingly enough, the people of Israel has been slaves to others. At the moment of them saying this they are enslaved (oppressed by Rome) and in the book of Exodus, Moses frees God's people (Israel) from slavery to Pharaoh.

In our modern times, we do experience a lot of freedom.

When Jesus talks about setting free or the idea/topic of "salvation" it's hard for certain hearers , ourselves included, to think that they actually need saving.

Connecting this back to Jesus being the light and "walking in darkness", why is it so hard for us to see those things in our lives and in our culture that can enslave us? 3) What are words that have been spoken over is love & in the spirit of Christ , that have been helped shaped us in our walk with God?

Were those words easy to receive? Did they take time in prayer and Gods word to process & accept.

Opposite : What are words that you needed to reject (lies) and have the Lord rebuke because they didn’t come from a place of Love or the spirit of Christ?