Welcome to The Word Became Fresh, the Bible-teaching ministry of Pastor Sebastian Petz from The WORD Church LA.

In today’s episode, Jesus turns from the skeptical crowd to those who have believed in Him — and He draws a dividing line that runs straight through the heart of every person.

He says, "If you abide in My word, you are truly My disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

But as soon as those words leave His mouth, the tension explodes.
The Jews protest — "We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone!"
They can’t see it yet, but Jesus is exposing a deeper bondage — not political, but spiritual.

Here, He reveals that the real slavery is sin, and the only path to freedom is through the Son.
True discipleship isn’t about heritage or self-righteousness — it’s about remaining in His Word until it remakes you from the inside out.

This is the freedom only Christ can give:
Not freedom to do what we want,
but freedom finally to be who we were made to be — children of God, liberated by truth.