![]() ![]() We are called to fight against injustice wherever we see it in personal and public life. Many believers have worked to fight for religious freedom nationally and internationally (e.g., Barnabas Fund). It’s no surprise, then, that believers have been on the forefront of freedom movements for the abolition of slavery both past (e.g., William Wilberforce) and present (e.g., International Justice Mission). Where Christ’s freedom is experienced, the natural outworking is towards political, religious, and economic freedom (read more about that here). People were freed inwardly and outwardly. Jesus not only preached and taught he also healed peoples’ bodies. Of necessity it must extend to all of life. 8:21).įreedom cannot be limited to inner transformation. ![]() Acts 3:21 says that God’s ultimate goal is the “restoration of all things.” Creation itself “will also be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God” (Rom. But redemption extends beyond the personal and the corporate to the whole cosmos. On a corporate level, we are also brought into a new community, the body of Christ (I Cor. On a personal level, we are redeemed from sin. When thinking about freedom, it’s important to remember that redemption applies to all of life. What I’m concerned with today is providing a summary of what the biblical view of freedom means for how we live our lives. I’ve written elsewhere about the details of freedom in both the Old Testament and the New Testament. Today’s holiday presents us with an opportunity to reflect on the biblical view of freedom and its implications for our lives.įreedom in the Bible begins as inner freedom from bondage to sin that leads us to desire outer freedom for ourselves and others.
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