What is Freedom?
We have been told that freedom is the power to exercise our will to make choices without restraint. But for a Christian, freedom is something all together different. What is it?
What is “freedom?”
In today’s context we often associate the word “freedom” with the ability to exercise our will to make personal decisions for our own lives without restraint or coercion. Many will argue that the power of choice is an essential component of our humanity. Christians will argue the God created us with the power to choose. Freedom flows out of this ability to exercise choice.
Our society impresses upon us every day that no one should be able to tell us what to do, or where we can go, who we can associate with, what we can say, or what we can do with our own bodies. We should be free to define our own identity as we choose. Our choices are our own. We should not be forced to make any choices we don’t want to make. Freedom is the ability to make personal choices without limit or restraint. It is hard to resist this idea and its allure. After all, didn’t God make us with the ability to choose?
This way of thinking presents a challenge to us as Christians. What does…
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