tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558450985372591610.post1011646935206737111..comments2023-06-22T08:18:01.390-07:00Comments on Dennis the Eremite: The Truth behind Freedomdennistheeremitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10801567321734091885noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558450985372591610.post-84748972015477544712013-07-08T14:52:29.537-07:002013-07-08T14:52:29.537-07:00Indeed the Jews who listened to Jesus' words i...Indeed the Jews who listened to Jesus' words in Jn. 8:31-32 thought in terms of political freedom, and said they had always been free (8:33). When Jesus told them they were still slaves of sin, and that his freedom was freedom from sin (8:34-36), they became defensive, even slandering and plotting against him (8:37-59).<br /><br />The truth was that they were enslaved to their faith in their nation and its ruling fathers (who led the way in slandering and plotting against Jesus). Only by focusing only on Jesus are people set free from such sin (false faith).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com