Let Freedom Ring! Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: Let Freedom Ring! ------------------- Date: 7/4/2002 Keywords: "freedom" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passages: Psalm 146:7*; John 8:32, 36*; Romans 6:23* Who executes justice for the oppressed; Who gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free. — Psalm 146:7 and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. — John 8:32 If therefore the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed. — John 8:36 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. — Romans 6:23 Questions 1. What does freedom mean to you?   2. How would you finish these two sentences: I'd like to be free to ... I'd like to be free from ... Practical help The Fourth of July is one of the United States’ most revered holidays. We celebrate our independence and our various freedoms on July 4th. The theme of freedom is a major biblical theme, too. God intends that people live free. He is opposed to oppressive regimes, as witnessed by the wisdom literature of Proverbs and the prophetic warnings of the Old Testament against unrighteous rulers. However, so much of the Bible’s teaching about freedom is about the spiritual freedom a person can know by entering into a trusting relationship with Jesus Christ. Regardless of the political realities of a person’s life, a transcendent relationship with God brings freedom. Through Christ, God offers freedom from the penalty of sin, which would be an eternity spent in a place separate from God which the Bible calls Hell. God offers freedom from the power of sin in our lives. And, He offers a freedom of spirit that allows us to experience unfettered joy. If you have never entered into a trusting relationship with Jesus and have not yet come to know the freedom that the Son of God will give you when you do, please click here and enter a world of liberty! eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 2002 by eXXit *"Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, © Copyright The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission."