Joh 8:33 | TNotes | STEP | 8:33 Jesus challenged a widely held assumption about Israel’s status as God’s chosen people. Their heritage as descendants of Abraham had inspired feelings of privilege and immunity rather than obligation and responsibility (cp. Amos 3:1-15 ). • The people misunderstood what it meant to be set free. Jesus was not referring to freedom from human slavery; he meant release from spiritual bondage to sin (John 8:34 ). Truth, not their religious heritage, would free them (8:32 ; Rom 6:17 ; 8:2 ; 1 Jn 3:4 , 8 , 9 ).

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‏ John 8:33

8:33 ^a Jesus challenged a widely held assumption about Israel’s status as God’s chosen people. Their heritage as descendants of Abraham had inspired feelings of privilege and immunity rather than obligation and responsibility (cp. Amos 3:1-15 ^b).

• The people misunderstood what it meant to be set free. Jesus was not referring to freedom from human slavery; he meant release from spiritual bondage to sin (John 8:34 ^c). Truth, not their religious heritage, would free them (8:32 ^d; Rom 6:17 ^e; 8:2 ^f; 1 Jn 3:4 ^g, 8 ^h, 9 ⁱ).