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What Does The Bible Say
About Being Free?
By: Wanda L. Ball
According to the encyclopedia, Independence Day is the national day of the United States. July 4th,
1776 declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. During the American Revolution,
the legal separation of the American colonies from Great Britain occurred on July 2, 1776, when the
Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence that had been
proposed in June by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia. Congress debated and revised the Declaration,
finally approving it on July 4. Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades,
barbecues, carnivals, picnics, concerts, baseball games, political speeches and ceremonies, and
various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the
United States.
As Americans today, we believe we are truly free. We are free to choose how we live, what we say
and how we believe. Some of us choose to live as husband and wife and others choose to live in
same sex relationships. Others choose not to marry at all and live life alone. Some practice
freedom of speech, through radio and TV broadcasts, books and pulpits. And others choose to
keep their opinions to themselves. Some choose to worship the moon and stars, idols and Satan.
And others choose to worship and follow God. Today we all have the right to vote for our leaders
and exercise our political freedoms. Our parents taught us to do as we please, live the way we
want (within the law) and be whoever we want to be. The sky is the limit! Right? But even though
we have all of these earthly freedoms and have been declared independent, are we really free?
Are we truly happy? What does the bible say about being free?
In the book of Exodus, God chose Moses to lead the Israel people out of Egypt as slaves of
Pharaoh. They had been slaves for hundreds of years and wanted to be set free. God heard them
and decided to answer their prayers. Exodus 6:6-7 says, "Therefore, say to the Israelites: "I am the
Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to
them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. I will take you
as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought
you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians." This scripture resembles the similarities that the
people from the American Colonies must have felt when they were held in bondage by Great
Britain. They too were freed by God, when they were allowed to legally separate from them in
order to practice their religious freedoms. We can also refer to this scripture when African
Americans were freed as slaves. They were also held in bondage for over two hundred years by a
race of people who wanted to feel superior over them as well. This scripture represents being
physically enslaved and freed, but what about our spiritual freedom?
When God created us, he gave us freedom of choice. We can choose to believe in him or not. To
sin or not. There is no gray area. To live in sin is to be a slave to sin. When we continue to make
bad choices or do evil against others, we choose sin. But when we live for God, we become free
from sin and our spirit is renewed. Romans 7:5-6 says, "For when we were controlled by the sinful
nature, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, so that we bore fruit for
death. But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve
in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code." We can also be free of fear.
God didn't give us the spirit of fear, because we are to trust him with all of our problems, concerns
and worries. If we put our faith and full trust in him, without doubt, then he will provide a way out
of them. Romans 8:14-15 says, ..."because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For
you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship."
We as people were also created to be free. Those who belong to Jesus Christ, should have
released themselves from their sinful passions and desires. If we truly live by the Spirit, we should
do what the Spirit requires of us. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. If we allow the Spirit to control us, we will
experience true spiritual freedom. For Galatians 5:13 says, "You, my brothers, were called to be free.
But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love." Treating
others the way we want to be treated is a great way of showing others love and respect. And
believing in God is the only way we can truly be free in this world. Not believing is a form of
spiritual slavery and God is the only one who can release the chains. For Galatians 5:1 says, "It is
for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again
by a yoke of slavery."
If we choose not to believe in God, we will remain in confusion, sadness and darkness. This world
is a Satanic world. Satan's job is to keep us enslaved, by not knowing the truth and the eternal
life, we can receive through Jesus Christ. But if we only believe and become tired of living
un-fulfilling lives, God will truly set us free. We can have a joyful life even in these trying times.
"For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the Kingdom of the Son he
loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins." (Colossians 1:13-14) Freedom is only
received through Jesus Christ. Inviting him into your life, will give you the true independence you
are looking for today.
Do you know God? Free yourself today...
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