“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 free for eternity all who trust in Him. We are thankful to God for any freedom we enjoy in our nation. But above all, believers everywhere can praise Him for the freedom that is found in Christ. Our greatest freedom is freedom from sin.