had believed him, Jesus said, ‘If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’ They answered him, ‘We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?’ ” They failed to understand the enormity of their debt. With surgical skill, the Great Physician made an incision directly to the heart of the matter. “Jesus replied, ‘I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave