1. In John 8.31-32, 34-35 and 44 was the Lord Jesus addressing believers or unbelievers?

2. What is a the sign of a believer? Back your answer with scripture.

3. What is the sign of an unbeliever?

4. Will the truth make you free? Will Christ make you free? Will sincerity make you free?

5. What did the Jews fail to consider when they said, "We have never been in bondage to anyone?"

1. John 8.31-32 - believers; John 8.34-35,44 - unbelievers

2. Perseverance. See John 8.31. Abiding means consistency in reading and obeying His word. Abiding and perseverance are signs of a believer.

3. Committing sin habitually. Continually sinning means that you are a slave to sin, and not a son (John 8.34-35). A son is in the family; a slave is not.

4. Yes (John 8.32). Yes (John 8.36). No (8.33).

5. They failed to consider their bondage in Egypt, the Babylonian captivity, and the present Roman occupation. However, the greater bondage was that they were slaves to sin (John 8.44, 47).

1. How would you make someone understand that there are only two possibilities, that either God or Satan is that person's father?

2. How would you explain the bondage of sin to someone? And then how would you present them with an opportunity to be free from this bondage?

3. If someone was convinced that sincerity would get him into heaven, how would you help him to understand that Jesus is the only way?