Liberty and Justice for All
Jim Perdue
Luke 4:14-21
Deep within the heart of all of us, there is an innate desire and longing for freedom. But to be honest, we all, at some time or another, have been in bondage. We are born into sin and sin creates bars around our soul that we cannot break through. There is no hope to free ourselves from this prison. There is no amount of effort or work that we can do. There is no early release for ''good behavior.'' We're trapped. We've gotten only what we deserve...life in prison.
Jesus teaches in John 8 that we are all slaves. We are in bondage. How can this be? We live in the freest country in the entire world. We value our constitution and the Bill of Rights. We hold our freedom very dear.
But Jesus says that everyone who sins is enslaved and imprisoned by sin. I don't know about you, but I'm certainly included in this category. This means that all of us are imprisoned by our own sin. In reality, we are not free; we walk around acting as if we are free. We go through life thinking that we are free. But deep down inside, we know that the price of our sin has taken our souls for ransom.
But Jesus goes on to say in John 8 that ''if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.'' Christ reveals the possibility of freedom; freedom from sin, freedom from failure, freedom from the past, freedom from ourselves.
So why is it that we spend so much of our lives in prison. Why don't we loose the chains that have held us for so long? Well, for some they don't even know that they're in bondage. They don't know any different. Others know that they're in prison but don't know that there's really a way out. Still, others know they're in prison, know that there's a way out but choose not to follow it. READ TEXT
How can we experience true freedom and liberty in our lives? Believe it or not, there's a process that we go through to experience true freedom and liberty.
Freedom is promised: 14-17
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Jim Perdue
Luke 4:14-21
Deep within the heart of all of us, there is an innate desire and longing for freedom. But to be honest, we all, at some time or another, have been in bondage. We are born into sin and sin creates bars around our soul that we cannot break through. There is no hope to free ourselves from this prison. There is no amount of effort or work that we can do. There is no early release for ''good behavior.'' We're trapped. We've gotten only what we deserve...life in prison.
Jesus teaches in John 8 that we are all slaves. We are in bondage. How can this be? We live in the freest country in the entire world. We value our constitution and the Bill of Rights. We hold our freedom very dear.
But Jesus says that everyone who sins is enslaved and imprisoned by sin. I don't know about you, but I'm certainly included in this category. This means that all of us are imprisoned by our own sin. In reality, we are not free; we walk around acting as if we are free. We go through life thinking that we are free. But deep down inside, we know that the price of our sin has taken our souls for ransom.
But Jesus goes on to say in John 8 that ''if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.'' Christ reveals the possibility of freedom; freedom from sin, freedom from failure, freedom from the past, freedom from ourselves.
So why is it that we spend so much of our lives in prison. Why don't we loose the chains that have held us for so long? Well, for some they don't even know that they're in bondage. They don't know any different. Others know that they're in prison but don't know that there's really a way out. Still, others know they're in prison, know that there's a way out but choose not to follow it. READ TEXT
How can we experience true freedom and liberty in our lives? Believe it or not, there's a process that we go through to experience true freedom and liberty.
Freedom is promised: 14-17
The first part o ...
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