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When what he's actually saying, no, no, no, you come to Jesus, you will get that. But no, what's important is the quality of the life that you're going to get. So the freedom is what you're after. Exactly. They're going to give you a better quality of life. You're going to get the good life. That's what we're after, good life.
Which is kind of the point, though, that he's kind of getting with these guys, and this is repeated throughout all of Scripture, that you don't have eyes to see this or ears to hear this. You can't see this thing until you see it. So it's like you have an imagination problem is what Jesus would kind of be telling them. You have an imagination problem.
Which is kind of the point, though, that he's kind of getting with these guys, and this is repeated throughout all of Scripture, that you don't have eyes to see this or ears to hear this. You can't see this thing until you see it. So it's like you have an imagination problem is what Jesus would kind of be telling them. You have an imagination problem.
Which is kind of the point, though, that he's kind of getting with these guys, and this is repeated throughout all of Scripture, that you don't have eyes to see this or ears to hear this. You can't see this thing until you see it. So it's like you have an imagination problem is what Jesus would kind of be telling them. You have an imagination problem.
You don't even understand what I'm talking about. And to the point that they're so belligerent in their own worldview and they're so committed to their own position of authority and their own little system they've set up that they actually are blinded, not just by what Jesus is saying. They're blinded by a gaping reality because what they say is, he says to them in verse 31,
You don't even understand what I'm talking about. And to the point that they're so belligerent in their own worldview and they're so committed to their own position of authority and their own little system they've set up that they actually are blinded, not just by what Jesus is saying. They're blinded by a gaping reality because what they say is, he says to them in verse 31,
You don't even understand what I'm talking about. And to the point that they're so belligerent in their own worldview and they're so committed to their own position of authority and their own little system they've set up that they actually are blinded, not just by what Jesus is saying. They're blinded by a gaping reality because what they say is, he says to them in verse 31,
to the Jews who had believed him, if you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples and you'll know the truth. And the truth will set you free, which is everything we just talked about. And their response, the Pharisees' response to him is absolutely hysterical to me because it's so bizarre considering they're literally under the slavery of Roman occupation. Right?
to the Jews who had believed him, if you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples and you'll know the truth. And the truth will set you free, which is everything we just talked about. And their response, the Pharisees' response to him is absolutely hysterical to me because it's so bizarre considering they're literally under the slavery of Roman occupation. Right?
to the Jews who had believed him, if you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples and you'll know the truth. And the truth will set you free, which is everything we just talked about. And their response, the Pharisees' response to him is absolutely hysterical to me because it's so bizarre considering they're literally under the slavery of Roman occupation. Right?
I mean, Israel is under Roman occupation. And they, by the way, they were enslaved to Egypt too. There's that whole story and others as well.
I mean, Israel is under Roman occupation. And they, by the way, they were enslaved to Egypt too. There's that whole story and others as well.
I mean, Israel is under Roman occupation. And they, by the way, they were enslaved to Egypt too. There's that whole story and others as well.
The Babylonian invasion. Read the Old Testament. And so you're like, man, what's the history of Israel? It's a lot of slavery. And then so they say, we are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. Right. I'm like, what are you talking about? Like, I mean, think about it. They're so into it. They have forgotten their entire history and their current circumstance.
The Babylonian invasion. Read the Old Testament. And so you're like, man, what's the history of Israel? It's a lot of slavery. And then so they say, we are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. Right. I'm like, what are you talking about? Like, I mean, think about it. They're so into it. They have forgotten their entire history and their current circumstance.
The Babylonian invasion. Read the Old Testament. And so you're like, man, what's the history of Israel? It's a lot of slavery. And then so they say, we are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. Right. I'm like, what are you talking about? Like, I mean, think about it. They're so into it. They have forgotten their entire history and their current circumstance.
And how many times have you sat and talked to someone who is in the spiritual slavery and they think, no, what are you talking about? I'm free. I can do whatever I want. I'm miserable, but I'm free. In my own slavery, my own life, how much have I held on to and been like the Jews here and like, I've never been a slave to anybody. Well, now you have. You're actually in slavery now.
And how many times have you sat and talked to someone who is in the spiritual slavery and they think, no, what are you talking about? I'm free. I can do whatever I want. I'm miserable, but I'm free. In my own slavery, my own life, how much have I held on to and been like the Jews here and like, I've never been a slave to anybody. Well, now you have. You're actually in slavery now.
And how many times have you sat and talked to someone who is in the spiritual slavery and they think, no, what are you talking about? I'm free. I can do whatever I want. I'm miserable, but I'm free. In my own slavery, my own life, how much have I held on to and been like the Jews here and like, I've never been a slave to anybody. Well, now you have. You're actually in slavery now.
So I'm in the market for two properties. We may or may not be getting us a little something up at a little place called Nashville, Jill.