A Christ Follower: The Journey

Over All Appearances In The Bible Used 735 times (54 times in the book of Revelation alone), the number 7 is a foundational number of God's word. If we include with this count how many times 'sevenfold' (6) and 'seventh' (119) is used, our total jumps to 860 references. The Creation Connection To The Number 7 Seven is the number of completeness and perfection (both physical and spiritual). It derives much of its meaning from ... being tied directly to God's creation of all things. According to Jewish tradition, the creation of Adam occurred on October 7th, 3761 B.C. (or the first day of Tishri, which is the seventh month on the Hebrew calendar). The word 'created' is used 7 times describing God's creative work (Genesis 1:1, 21, 27 three times; 2:3; 2:4). There are 7 days in a week and God's Sabbath is on the 7th day. Biblical Divisions The Bible, as a whole, was originally divided into 7 major divisions. They are 1) the Law; 2

If you commit yourself to sin that sin will make you its slave. Jesus: John 8:34 In John 8, Jesus is speaking with some folks who were apparently people who were believers; as the discussion continued, Jesus began speaking about His teachings.   He told them if they held to His teachings, then they would know "the truth and the truth will make you free."   (John 8:32) Now, I would have thought this would have made these folks very happy. Instead they became angry and began to argue with Jesus. They told Him that they were children of Abraham, and they also said they had never been slaves to anyone.  REALLY?  Did they forget the Roman boot on their neck?  Did they forget the four hundred years they, the Israelis, were enslaved to Pharaoh in Egypt? Did they forget their seventy years of being in exile and slavery to the Nebuchadnezzar or the Medes and Persians? Sure they had been enslaved. So what is going on with them? Sadly, like a segment of our population