Tag Archives: freedom

November 24, 2014

Posted on November 25, 2014 by jgarrott

1 Peter 2:16 Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God. This verse is the perfect answer to libertarianism. We are indeed created by God to be free, … Continue reading →

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October 29, 2014

Posted on October 30, 2014 by jgarrott

Galatians 5:13-14 You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love. The entire law is summed up in a single command: “Love your neighbor … Continue reading →

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May 21, 2014

Posted on May 22, 2014 by jgarrott

Psalm 119:45 I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts. So many people see God’s laws as restrictive, when quite the opposite is true. As I tell people in parenting seminars, we have an innate … Continue reading →

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July 29, 2013

Posted on August 1, 2013 by jgarrott

1 Peter 2:16 Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God. Freedom can be a tricky, even scary, thing. The devil is adept at using our weaknesses and … Continue reading →

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July 15, 2013

Posted on July 18, 2013 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 7:23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men. A few days ago the subject of slavery came up from a passage in Romans, and along with it the whole subject of cultural context … Continue reading →

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July 10, 2013

Posted on July 12, 2013 by jgarrott

Romans 7:6 But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code. Some … Continue reading →

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July 4, 2013

Posted on July 5, 2013 by jgarrott

John 8:34, 36 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” This is a very important truth, one that Paul expounded … Continue reading →

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June 21, 2013

Posted on June 23, 2013 by jgarrott

Psalm 142:7 Set me free from my prison, that I may praise your name. Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me. The preface to this Psalm indicates David wrote it “When he was in … Continue reading →

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June 19, 2013

Posted on June 20, 2013 by jgarrott

Psalm 119:45 I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts. Reading this I am reminded of something I tell people frequently when talking about parenting, and that is that as human beings we need boundaries. … Continue reading →

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June 10, 2013

Posted on June 13, 2013 by jgarrott

Exodus 6:6 “Therefore, say to the Israelites: `I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an … Continue reading →

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