Saint Athanasius Lutheran Church

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 how can you abide in Jesus' word if you cannot understand it? That was Luther's question. They were being told to go to confession and do the satisfactions the priest told them to do. And they were being told that by doing these things, and others, that would set them free. But once Luther began reading the Scriptures himself, he came across the verses like we heard today, that if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.