In Search of True Freedom
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
There are two freedoms
There are two freedoms—the false, where a man is free to do what he likes; the true, where he is free to do what he ought.—CHARLES KINGSLEY
Some Bible Verses About Freedom
"Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth;shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert."Isaiah 43:18-19 (KJV)
"Everything is permissible for me"—but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible for me"—but I will not be mastered by anything."1 Corinthians 6:12 (NIV)
"Everything is permissible"—but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible"—but not everything is constructive."1 Corinthians 10:23 (NIV)
"If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed"John 8:36 (KJV)
"We have escaped like a bird out of the fowler's snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped."Psalm 124:7 (NIV)
"I will walk in freedom,for I have devoted myself to your commandments."Psalm 119:45 (NLT)
"Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace."Romans 6:14 (NLT)
"But you must be careful so that your freedomdoes not cause others with a weaker conscience to stumble."1 Corinthians 8:9 (NLT)
"For the Lord is the Spirit, and whereverthe Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom."2 Corinthians 3:17 (NLT)
"But the Scriptures declare that we are all prisoners of sin,so we receive God’s promise of freedom only by believing in Jesus Christ."Galatians 3:22 (NLT)
"For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters.But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love."Galatians 5:13 (NLT)
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