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What is Freedom?


“What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not!” 

(Romans 6:1, 2) NKJV

What is freedom in Christ? It is the freedom to live. Whether you agree or not, sin is bondage. Sin enslaves us and destroys us (Romans 6:16; James 1:13-15). Sin rots us from the inside out. It requires our life here on earth and in condemnation hereafter. Look at Judas as an example of what sin does, how blind it makes us, and how much it can destroy us. It can harden our heart so much there is no good left (Hebrews 3:13). We become bondservants to Christ and slaves to righteousness by choice because we choose to obey. Then how is freedom? We get to choose it. We become more in Christ. We become who God created us to be. Studies show that simple things like giving to or serving someone else brings us more joy than being selfish. That would mean the fruits of the spirit would bring us more joy than the fruits of the flesh. We are free from death, corruption, sin, disease, and God’s wrath. We are not free to stay in those things but live a more prosperous life in Christ that God created us for.     

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