“While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption.” II Peter 2:19. True freedom always operates within the limits of God’s laws and revelation. Therefore, all who either advocate or practice evil under the banner of liberty are deceiving themselves. They may be convinced that they are enjoying life, but in reality they […]
“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 […]
“Having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.” Romans 6:18 Some of the Roman believers apparently didn’t understand what it meant to be free from sin’s bondage. They thought they could go on sinning because they were under grace. So Paul reminded them of their status in Jesus by appealing to a familiar fact: […]
“Having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.” Romans 6:18 Some of the Roman believers apparently didn’t understand what it meant to be free from sin’s bondage. They thought they could go on sinning because they were under grace. So Paul reminded them of their status in Jesus by appealing to a […]