No lies.

John 8:31

To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.

The ones He was speaking to believed Him.  They had to have a trust in Him that He was telling the truth.  That what He was saying was a part of reality and not something that could be but wasn’t.  What He was saying what truth not a lie.

            The next statement He makes is saying if they follow His teaching, His way, His path, His righteousness, they will be true disciples, true followers of Himself.  I love this.  I love that He is saying teaching, not teachings. He is saying way, not ways.  There is only one.  How awesome! If there is only one teaching, one way, then it must be the best and most real, and will make you so less confused when you take on life, for it will be clear and you can understand it and eventually find an answer because its present, its real, its truth, and there is only one.

            The next part, you are really my disciples, He is saying in other translations, you are truly my disciples. In other words you are true followers of Jesus. Not a phony but true.  You know the truth, so you can follow it.  The verse is a circle stating the word truth.  Jesus wants us to know He is truth.

Application:

Today I will stay in Truth, I will pray that The Holy Spirit keeps me away from old lies and new, but if I do lie, I be convicted and on the spot confess and ask for forgiveness.