We all know those storied lyrics. Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose. True, absolute freedom is the absence of all ties that bind, define and/or illumine one’s life. No living person can ever experience complete freedom. Now there are those theologically minded folks who see ultimate freedom in the moment of death. I concur that the act of physical death presents a never before sensed feeling of rising above the constraints of suffering, human doubt, and fear. The Epistles speak a great deal about freedom. The Apostle Paul was very careful to avoid setting forth the idea that freedom in Christ implied a life without standards or clear codes of moral behavior. Freedom gained through the atoning work of the Cross is a different kind of freedom. A freeing of the soul from those things that impede and often fully deny a grace insured relationship with God. It is not an abandonment of personal communal responsibility. It is an opening of the human heart to the work of God’s Kingdom. That is genuinely Good News. Blessings, Pastor Tom Galatians 5:13-16 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh[a]; rather, serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. Comments are closed.
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