1943 The Truth Shall Make You Free - A2Z.org

16 "THE TRUTH SHA MAKE YOU FREE"the prophet who should arise after Moses andbe like Moses . Others said "This is the Christ ."'The religious leaders began to think thatfreedom of speech was not a good thing for thisbold young man, who was "not yet fifty yearsold", only thirty-three years old, in fact . Theywanted to kill him, but were afraid to lay handsupon him because of the people . How they despisedthe people for listening to him! Theycalled such people am ha-arets people of theearth and said they were unworthy of a resurrectionto life eternal . That day, while the Galileanwas instructing the people, they said"This people who knoweth not the law arecursed ." So the chief priests and Pharisees sentout officers of the law to arrest him at the templeand break up his preaching in public . Theofficers were more honest than their religiousdictators and came back without the preacher .Asked why, they replied "Never man spake likethis man .""This man" did not ask the political or thereligious rulers for the right or guarantee ofthe freedom of speech to preach the messagehe gave. He already possessed that right as aright given to him by the One who had sent himto preach and teach "the kingdom of heaven" .That One, he said, was his Father above . Noone could, therefore, properly interfere with hisright of freedom of speech for the Kingdom .Fear of death-that he did not have for hesaid "When ye have lifted up the Son of man,' uoted from John 7 26,37,40,41 .