Text: 2 Corinthians 3:17 Benjamin Franklin said, “They who give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” Though this quote is used to refer to matters relating to civil government, there is a spiritual truth contained in it as well. How this principle applies to our spiritual lives […]
March 12, 2012
Thoughts on Citizenship
Text: Colossians 2:15 In His death, Jesus made a “public display” of the civil rulers and “put them to open shame” (ESV). The full force of civil authority was against Christ (Acts 4:26), and they failed. But Jesus didn’t abolish civil authority (Romans 13:1). Therefore, we may live as citizens of an earthly country, but […]
February 13, 2012
Act As Free Men
Text: 1 Peter 2:16 This country was built upon the foundation of freedom. Declaration of Independence states: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” This was not […]
January 23, 2012
Pray for Those in Authority
Text: 1 Timothy 2:1-4 Pray for Those in Authority Entreaties, prayers, petitions, thanksgivings – whatever is good, thank God for it; whatever is not good, petition God for change Remember that civil authorities have been given a role today by God (Romans 13:3-4; 1 Timothy 2:2) Remember our responsibility toward those in authority (Romans 13:1; […]
December 29, 2007
Freedom in Christ
Text: John 8:32-36 What are we free from? – sin (John 8:32-36; Romans 6:16-18), commands of men (Colossians 2:8,20-23) What are we not free from? – obeying Christ (Romans 6:1-2) Freedom offered by Satan – free to do as we please Some what it both ways – free to do as we please & free […]
