Galatians 5:13–"For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another."
Freedom can be a controversial word in the American church. The reason for this is two-fold. Firstly, Americans have been raised with a specific understanding of what freedom is. As a result, we bring our American definition of freedom to bear upon the Scriptural meaning of freedom. We struggle, sometimes, to take our American lenses off, meaning that we confuse Christian freedom with American freedom, even going so far, unfortunately, to use the terms synonymously.
But Christian freedom is different. It is the freedom to love one another, the freedom from sin, the freedom to do what is right in God's eyes, the freedom to obey the commands, and, lastly, the freedom to live a life of submission to God's will in our lives. It is in this way that we have been called to freedom just as we have been blessed with freedom.
Let us not forget this. And let us not use our freedom in Christ to serve ourselves but, rather, to love each other more!
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