Jesus spoke to those who believed while, apparently, the unbelieving Jews were listening too. The tender faith of those new believers needed strengthening. Others whose new faith wavered already had left him. For their faith to grow and for them to be truly Jesus’ disciples, Jesus told them to “hold to his teaching.”

Jesus’ Word leads us to him and keeps us with him. The mark of true followers of Jesus is that they remain true to his Word, where they learn the truth, and the truth makes them free.

We learn that Jesus is God. We learn that we have forgiveness with Jesus. We learn that Jesus leads us to our heavenly Father. Those truths set us free – free from the curse of sin, free from death, free for eternal life.

We praise God for Jesus – the True One from the Father who will set us free!