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Happy 4th of July
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Happy 4th of July Everyone since the dawn of time has wanted to be free. Free to pursue happiness and joy. Free to get what they want and pursue our dreams. Since we were two years old saying, “Mine, mine, mine.” There is just something in us that human beings want to be free. The second point is that God wants us to be free. Those two truths that we want to be free and God wants us to be free are joined together. Now I know some will argue the second point. That we are in Christ, we aren’t free to do anything. But it is a truth and we will look at these 2 points. America was founded on those two principles. That people wanted to be free and are endowed in those inalienable rights. We founded a nation based on God wanted us to be free and that people by design want to be free. But many view Christianity as oppressing freedom, and many in error view God as against freedom. Thou shalt not, thou shalt not etc, etc. In James it talks about true freedom and where it comes from in James 1:22. “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror 24and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.” You see what he is saying is the mirror doesn’t lie. We can look in it and it shows us we need to shave, or need a haircut, or lose some weight. But we can turn away from it and forget about all that. So what he is saying if we go to church or read the Bible and hear something we need and ignore it, then we are like those looking in the mirror and then leaves forgetting about it. He then says “25But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—he will be blessed in what he does.” Notice it says we get FREEDOM. We are truly free under God. I know this goes against what the world says. But only in Christ are we free from sin. Free from the Law. Free to be all we can with the blessings of God. When we place ourselves under God, it maximizes freedom. Some of us want to believe that we know best and we can do everything. How many times have we been frustrated when we try to do everything ourselves. But once we place ourselves under the authority of God, then we realize the freedom of being all we can be. I hope everyone has a wonderful Independence Day and experiences the true Freedom God has graciously given us. Blessings, Michael Christianity for Dummies: Chapter 4 : Go to Church Christianity for Dummies: Chapter 3 : Sin and Repentence Christianity for Dummies: Chapter 2 Salvation Christianity for Dummies: Prologue and Chapter 1 : Praying In the Heat of the Night: Testimony Chapter 4 Judging and Gossiping , Commitment and Covenant: For All (Part 15, 16 and End) Commitment and Covenant: For All (Part 13 and 14) , Commitment and Covenant: For Men (Part 11 and 12 ) Commitment and Covenant: For Men (Part 9 and 10 ) , Commitment and Covenant: For Women (Part 8 ) Commitment and Covenant: For Women (Part 7) , Commitment and Covenant: For Women (Part 5 & 6) Commitment and Covenant: Relationships (Part 4) , Commitment and Covenant: Relationships (Part 3) Commitment and Covenant: Relationships (Part 1 & 2) , Walk the Walk Self Esteem....and the 8-Cow Wife , I am a Christian…So What Now? Communicating According to the Scriptures , Friend vs. Spouse Christ in the cells of our body. , The Love-Hate list |
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