The Condition Of God's Liberty

To God be the glory! We just have attended the Care Ministries meeting today, and this afternoon was another meeting with the Pastors in our Barangay/Village about 4 PM and we have finalized our coming activities tomorrow night.

Our Barangay is celebrating its 63rd Foundation Anniversary, and we thank God that the independent Churches have given a one night activities. We are composed of four Evangelical Churches that will conduct a Mini Concert and crusades with raffle draws tomorrow - October 15, 2014.  We thank the Lord for the provisions that we could sponsor for the prizes of the raffle draws, we will give 3 major prizes and twenty plus consolation prizes.

Our Music team is having every night practice, because the other three churches have no musical team, it's from our church that will present the mini concert. Those who can read this post before the event please pray for us.

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The Condition Of God's Liberty

The message I shared last Sunday was about the Liberty that God has promised to those who become followers of Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 3:17 "Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty."

The Greek word for Liberty is "eleutheros" which literally means "not a slave" or "born free" or "free man or woman."

But what the  Apostle Paul - under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit who wrote the Corinthian books in the Bible - means of liberty, is not about literal.  This liberty speaks about spiritual liberty, because it says "...where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty."

Once we have received the Spirit of the Lord we also received this liberty. In other words, we are no longer a slave "eleutheros." But being free...! Free from what?  We are free from the bondage of sin.

Man is born a sinner, he is born and is bound with sin. In order for a man to be set free from sin, that sin must be broken or removed from him.  And there is no other way for us to be set free from sin except the blood of Jesus Christ. For the Bible says, Jesus Christ is "...the lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world." (John 1:29)

In other words, forgiveness of sin is offered and is available for all, but it will not work unless its condition is fulfilled.  That means that liberty is not working until the condition is provided, in short cut, you must receive the spirit of liberty. And is simply you cannot receive something that is offered if you do not have the understanding that it is belong to you.



Freedom is a free gift, forgiveness of sin is a free gift. In other words, salvation is a free gift. Jesus Christ is the greater gift of all, and it is because there a gift we must accept it  by faith and no payment is expected. That is why the Bibles says in Romans 5:1 "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:" KJV.