Wednesday evening at church was absolutely great. We had a visiting preacher by the name of Pete Peters give a message on What Does It Mean To Be Free In Christ? Freedom to a Christian is a far cry from what most of the world would define it as. With lots of Bible references Pete showed us that true freedom is:

  1. Freedom from sin, bondage & their associated misery
  2. Freedom from the OT law; walking in grace.
  3. Freedom to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit.
  4. Freedom to love our brother.

Five basic truths about freedom are:

  1. Freedom is only provided in Christ
  2. It is one of the greatest privileges of the Christian because it satisfies one of his deepest needs.
  3. Freedom is the condition where somethingcan develop according to its design.
  4. It is found in living in the Truth. "…ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free…"
  5. Freedom brings with it responsibility…

One of the truths that really stuck out to me, came from the last point where Pete pressed home the fact that all things are lawful to the Christian, but all things are not expedient. If it causes my brother to stumble, then maybe I'd be better off not eating a certain type of food or dressing a certain way or something else of that nature that would be an offence.

I was deeply challenged to maintain that Christian freedom that Jesus wants all of us to enjoy.