Note 18 at Joh 8:45: The truth will either set people free if they receive it (Joh 8:32) or will cause them to rebel if they reject it. God's truth (Joh 1:14, 14:6, and 17:17) is like light (Joh 1:1 and 4 with 17:17). Light exposes all of the sins people have tried to hide (Joh 3:19-21). People will either repent and be set free when this happens, or will strike back and try to put out the light, as these Jews did, so that they can continue to conceal their sins. The truth will cause freedom or rebellion but never indifference.