Free Man and Servant. Jn. 8:36; 1 Cor. 7:20-23 The first proof that man is enslaved by sin is undeniable—man commits sin. The bond-slave was purchased and bound to the person who bought him. The idea is that man is bought by sin. When a man sins, he is giving himself over to sin. He becomes enslaved to sin; he is a sinner forever: in a condition, a state, a being of sin. Very simply, he is unable to keep from sinning, no matter how hard he tries.
Jesus warned man. A slave is not a permanent member of a family, but the Son is. The slave has no rights and no claims to privileges within the family. He is a slave and can be rejected and cast out of the house anytime, but not the Son. The Son is always the Son. It is He that has all the rights and privileges to the house. There is a way the slave can become a member of the house. The Son can free the slave and ask the Father to adopt him, and if the Son makes the slave free, the slave is free indeed.1. He, Jesus Christ, is the Son of God.2. Man is in slavery to sin.3. He, Jesus Christ, can free man.4. Man can be adopted.The second proof that man is enslaved by sin is that he opposes and makes no room in his heart for Jesus' Word.The third proof that man is enslaved by sin is that he follows the wrong father, the devil .How can slaves of sin be set free? Only by the Son. How does He do it? Through the power of His Word. Note the emphasis on the Word in John 8:38-47, and He had already told them, "The truth shall make you free" John 8:32). They would not "make room" for His Word in their hearts. |
