The New American Standard translation says: “I was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.” Both translations are helpful. It was for freedom that Christ set us free; we are brought into the liberty of the sons of God. Therefore we should stand fast in that liberty. This last statement shows us that it is possible for a true Christian to lose his liberty because some other person has taken it away from them. This is what we want to discuss this evening. Let us consider together the liberty, the true and beautiful spiritual freedom that Christ has brought us into, and hopefully this will help us to be able to explain to many other people the intention of our Lord Jesus in His dying for our sins. 1st of all – We need to understand what the liberty is, which Paul is speaking of, here in verse 1. 2nd – We need to understand the spiritual uselessness of trusting in anything ceremonial to save.
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Pastor Paul Rendall was born in November of 1951, and grew up in Davenport, Iowa. He went to college at Drake University and the University of Iowa where he received a B.A. degree in Social Work and History in 1974. Paul searched for truth in all the wrong places in college, but...