Independence Day
Thinking about our ‘liberty’ today:
Ages ago, God provided access to true spiritual liberty for all who desire it. All aspects of that liberty are explained in The Scriptures:
“𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘥'𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘓𝘐𝘉𝘌𝘙𝘈𝘛𝘌 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥. 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵; 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘥'𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘺.” [𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝟷:𝟸𝟻]
Contrary to world culture, God says true liberty is not about being self-indulgent:
“𝘔𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘓𝘐𝘉𝘌𝘙𝘛𝘠. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦.” [𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝟻:𝟷𝟹]
Our powerful decision to use our liberty to love cures strife.
“𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶) 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨; 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯, 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘸.” [𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝟷𝟹:𝟷𝟶]
Let’s enjoy our Independence by demonstrating our Liberty!
- Anothen
Ages ago, God provided access to true spiritual liberty for all who desire it. All aspects of that liberty are explained in The Scriptures:
“𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘥'𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘓𝘐𝘉𝘌𝘙𝘈𝘛𝘌 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥. 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵; 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘥'𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘺.” [𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝟷:𝟸𝟻]
Contrary to world culture, God says true liberty is not about being self-indulgent:
“𝘔𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘓𝘐𝘉𝘌𝘙𝘛𝘠. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦.” [𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝟻:𝟷𝟹]
Our powerful decision to use our liberty to love cures strife.
“𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶) 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨; 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯, 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘸.” [𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝟷𝟹:𝟷𝟶]
Let’s enjoy our Independence by demonstrating our Liberty!
- Anothen
