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Be free // Seja livre

A verdade vos libertará

Everybody has heard this sentence: “the truth will set you free”. Do you know who said it? That’s right. Jesus said it. Let me show you the context.

31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 33 They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?”

34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. 35 The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. 37 I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you. 38 I speak of what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.” (John 8: 31 – 38).

There is a chain of thinking in this part. First, “IF”, this means a condition. If you abide in my word.
Meaning that whatever Jesus was teaching them, and if they keep it and did it, that is the meaning of abiding in his word. Second, the other part of the condition if… then you are my disciple and you will know the truth. So, you will only be His disciples and knew the truth IF you abide in his words. The result of this abiding is to be set free by the truth Jesus was talking about.

As usual, the Jews didn’t understand his words, because they weren’t really His followers. They thought the only people who needed to be set free were the actual slaves. But, Jesus, as always, was referring to the matters of the soul, not the flesh.

Jesus explained that everyone who practices sin (everyone, not only some but everyone) is a slave of sin. Because they were talking about slaves, he continued with the metaphor saying that the slaves don’t remain in the house; but once you become sons of God through abiding in Jesus’ words, you get to stay in the house forever. What house? The Lord’s house. So, because He is the Son, and through him, you get to be free, so you will be free through abiding His words. It doesn’t matter your ancestry. What matter is the present. What you are doing right now, that is what matters.

Now you know where the sentence comes from. Jesus later in John 14:6, he kind of said the same thing again – “I am the way, the TRUTH, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me”. Meaning, if you want to get closer to God, you got to believe in Jesus’ words, and live it. There is no other way to get there.

But, I gotta add that the truth is always better than a lie. You have to face the problem straight in the eye. No lie is better than the truth, even if the truth hurts, the lie will hurt even more. If you think that saying a lie will protect someone, you are tremendously mistaken. You are only adding more danger to whatever you are lying to.

Be truthful. Be quick, do not delay what it needs to be said and done. Be wise with your words. Depending on how you say the truth, the truth might not hurt at all. Nobody likes being lied to.

Begin by saying the truth to yourself. Look at the mirror and say it. Don’t fool yourself. We are all sinners, we are flawed. We all need Jesus’ words to be set free. Yield to His love and grace and be free.
Todo mundo já ouviu esta frase: "a verdade vos libertará". Você sabe quem disse isso? Está certo. Jesus disse isso. Deixe-me mostrar o contexto.

“31 Então Jesus disse aos judeus que creram nele: “Se você permanecer na minha palavra, você é verdadeiramente meu discípulo, 32 e conhecerá a verdade, e a verdade o libertará. ”33 Eles lhe responderam: “Somos descendentes de Abraão e nunca fomos escravizados por ninguém. Como é que você diz: 'Você se tornará livre'? "

34 Jesus lhes respondeu: “Em verdade, em verdade vos digo, todo aquele que pratica o pecado é escravo do pecado. 35 O escravo não fica em casa para sempre; o filho permanece para sempre. 36 Portanto, se o Filho te libertar, você será realmente livre. 37 Eu sei que você é descendente de Abraão; contudo você procura me matar porque minha palavra não encontra lugar em você. 38 Falo do que vi com meu Pai, e você faz o que ouviu de seu pai.” (João 8: 31 - 38).

Há uma cadeia de pensamento nesta parte. Primeiro, "SE", isso significa uma condição. Se você permanecer na minha palavra. Significando que tudo o que Jesus estava ensinando a eles, e se eles o mantivessem e fizessem, esse é o significado de permanecer em sua palavra. Segundo, a outra parte da condição se ... então você é meu discípulo e saberá a verdade. Então, você será apenas Seus discípulos e saberá a verdade SE você permanecer em suas palavras. O resultado dessa permanência é ser liberto pela verdade de que Jesus estava falando.

Como sempre, os judeus não entenderam suas palavras, porque na verdade eles não eram seus seguidores. Eles achavam que as únicas pessoas que precisavam ser libertadas eram os escravos de verdade. Mas Jesus, como sempre, estava se referindo aos assuntos da alma, não da carne.

Jesus explicou que todo mundo que pratica o pecado (todos, não apenas alguns, mas todos) é escravo do pecado. Porque eles conversavam sobre escravos, ele continuou com a metáfora dizendo que os escravos não permanecem em casa; mas uma vez que você se torna filho de Deus por cumprir as palavras de Jesus, você fica em casa para sempre. Que casa? A casa do Senhor. Então, porque Ele é o Filho, e através dele, você pode ser livre, assim você será livre ao cumprir Suas palavras. Não importa a sua ascendência. O que importa é o presente. O que você está fazendo agora, é isso que importa.

Agora você sabe de onde vem a frase. Jesus mais tarde em João 14: 6, ele meio que disse a mesma coisa novamente: “Eu sou o caminho, a VERDADE e a vida. Ninguém vem ao Pai senão por mim”. Ou seja, se você quer se aproximar de Deus, precisa acreditar nas palavras de Jesus e vive-las. Não há outra maneira de chegar lá.

Mas tenho que acrescentar que a verdade é sempre melhor que uma mentira. Você tem que enfrentar o problema diretamente nos olhos.
Nenhuma mentira é melhor que a verdade, mesmo que a verdade doa, a mentira doerá ainda mais. Se você pensa que mentir protegerá alguém, está tremendamente enganado. Você está adicionando mais perigo ao que está mentindo.

Seja sincero. Seja rápido, não demore o que precisa ser dito e feito. Seja sábio com suas palavras. Dependendo de como você diz a verdade, a verdade pode não doer nada. Ninguém gosta de ser vítima de uma mentira.

Comece dizendo a verdade para si mesmo. Olhe para o espelho e diga. Não se engane. Somos todos pecadores, somos falhos. Todos nós precisamos que as palavras de Jesus para sermos libertos. Renda-se ao Seu amor e graça e seja livre.

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