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Saturday, August 8, 2015

Subject Debunked: Freedom in Christ

"But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires."
~ Romans 13:14

Okay, let's get down to business: have you ever seen people who claim to be Christians, but you find little difference between them and the unregenerate neighbor next door? People who claim they love the Lord, but wear plunging necklines, butt skirts, and don't have the most admirable vocabulary.

But of course, we can't tell them what to do; or if we do, they say that it's okay because they have freedom in Christ.
What exactly is this slippery phrase?

Some people will tell you that it means since all things are lawful (1 Cor 10:23)it's ok, or that it's "great that you have your own opinion, but it's yours, not mine" (Rom 14:22).

This is my definition:
"But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed,  and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness."
~Romans 6:17-18

What I draw from this is that we were slaves to sin, but when Christ died for us, He set us free to live for Him.
I don't think freedom in Christ means that since He died for all your sins, you can sin all you want because He is paying the bill.
That's not cool! Assuming you call yourself a Christian, you love Christ. If you love Christ, why do you sin all the more? He died for those! Every time you sin, He paid the price by willingly crawling up on that cross, beaten to a pulp and stripped naked, hanging there by nails pounded through His hands, and having to push Himself up to breathe by His feet (they are pierced through as well) until He runs out of energy and suffocates in the most excruciating pain imaginable.

Do you know why He suffered all that? Because He loves you. Are we to continue making our Lover suffer so we can feel temporary pleasure? He keeps calling to us, inviting us to find His love, which is FAR more powerful and longer lasting (Spoiler alert: it's actually infinite!!). Why don't you accept? 
Is there something holding you back? 
There doesn't have to be.
His love is worth fighting for.

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