Freedom in Christ Luke4.18
July 4: Independence Day - celebrating the birth of a nation - living in freedom
A Brief History Lesson
1620-Mayflower Compact: 'for glorie of God & advancement of christian faith.'
1700-Spiritual Decline: pursuit of land & riches lead next generations astray.
1734-Great Awakening: preaching brought nation back to God & freedom.
Liberty in Scripture
Declared in Jewish lands: the year of Jubilee (Lev25.10)
Freedom un-granted: cause of the captivity of Israel (Jer34.15-17)
Prisoner of Rome, Paul granted ease of movement (Ax24.23 / 27.3)
Truth about Freedom
We are 'free' to not work - & free to not eat (2Thess3.10).
Free to live wantonly - and 'enjoy' the harvest of evil (Gal6.7).
There are rules we must live by IF we are going to be free - Jas1.25 / 2.12.
Freedom in Jesus
Luke4.18&19
Jesus frees us from...illness / doubt / ignorance / prejudice / guilt / death.
Freedom from Guilt
Rev1.5 We are loosed from our sins, set free in Christ.
Freedom from the Law
Gal2.4 / 5.1 We are not bound by rules of Mosaic Law, which cannot save.
Freedom from Ignorance
John8.21&32 / Psa119.45 God's word, the truth, liberates the mind.
Freedom from Sin
2Pet2.19 If we are overcome by sin, we are its slaves.
Rom8.1-6 We can live in righteousness, by power of Spirit-lead mind.
Freedom to Choose
1Tim4.4&5 / Rom14.13
We can do things not condemned, if they do not condemn us.
Freedom from Corruption
Rom8.18-21 We die as captives to sin & whole world subject to corruption.
Glorious Liberty is Coming.
"Proclaim good news... liberty to the captives... to set at liberty!" (Lk4.18)
notes by David Teel Sunday, July 05, 2015