Seeking Truth

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31-32
As I read this scripture I wonder as we seek truth do we seek head knowledge or do we seek the truth to follow him. The Pharisees studied and knew scripture, yet as we read in this 8th chapter of John, they did not know Jesus. In this chapter we see them bringing a woman caught in adultery to Jesus and remind Jesus of the Law of Moses. They were seeking to test Jesus and bring a charge against him. They knew the word but they did not know the truth when he was standing and teaching them. This chapter goes on about if you know the Father you would know his son.  If you know the Son of God then you would know God also. If you abide in my word, what does that mean. To continue, to remain in his word. Yes we need to know his word, but it must be more. we need to live it to the best of our ability. Growing up legally, we knew the word, but just like the Pharisees in this chapter it was a head knowledge to make them feel good about themselves. Even as they quoted Moses in the first few verses of this chapter, they brought a woman caught in adultery, where was the man? They knew the word well enough to accuse Jesus and to try to find fault in him, but they were not following the Law of Moses. It was head knowledge and not heart knowledge. Jesus gets up from writing in the dirt and asks the woman where are you accusers. They are gone, every last one of them. Jesus says neither do I condemn you go and sin no more. Another version says leave your life of sin. To know the truth is to know Jesus. Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6 Jesus is the truth. Are we seeking head knowledge to know truth or are we seeking heart knowledge to know Jesus who is the truth.  Do we seek to follow him, in our lifestyle, how we live each day. Or when we seek truth, is it just head knowledge we seek. It is possible to have head knowledge and know scripture without knowing Jesus who is the truth, the way and the life. God bless, LVZ.