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True Freedom
Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free. Galatians 5: 1
In 1776, the 13 British colonies in North America protested the limitations placed on them by the king of England and engaged in a struggle that gave birth to a brand-new republic. The infant nation soon adopted that now-famous document known as the Declaration of Independence.
Almost 2,000 years ago, the Lord Jesus cried out on the cross, "It is finished," proclaiming the believer's "declaration of independence." All of humanity was under the tyranny of sin and death. But Christ, the sinless One, took our place on Calvary and died for our sins. Having satisfied God's righteous demands, He now sets ftee for eternity all who trust in Him.
Paul wrote, "Christ has redeemed us ftom the curse of the law, having become a curse for us" (Galatians 3:13). Romans 8 assures us, "There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus. . . . For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free ftom the law of sin and death" (vv.1-2). Galatians 5:1 urges all who have been redeemed to "stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free. "
I thank God for the freedom I enjoy as a US citizen. But above all, believers everywhere can praise Him for the freedom that is found in Christ!
Our greatest freedom is freedom from sin.
Together these give God's full guidance for both Jews and Gentiles in all times and places detailing what God expects us to do and not do.
