Gal 5:1 NIV It was for freedom that Christ has set you free.
And we are indeed free. But it is how we handle freedom that shows us who we really are.
Say, the speed limit is 55, how fast do you go? What if it’s 65, or 70, 75? You can hit all these speed limits as you drive through eastern Oregon and Washington into Idaho, and Montana.
But the question is, is anything enough? Are you qualified to drive over 90?
In Germany they have the autobahn. It is a stretch of the freeway that has no speed limit. But Germany ranks in the lower half of traffic deaths in Europe.
Surely more people would die if there were no speed limits here! Probably. But what if people knew they had to look out for others as well as themselves? In Germany it is known there is no speed limit and people have grown up learning about that responsibility.
We are a very selfish nation. And, if we are not careful we could become very selfish Christians, using our freedoms for the wrong things.
So, yes, we are set free. Now monitor, truthfully, what you do with your freedoms and see if you don’t need to go back to the basics to see what our freedoms are for.
Pastor Brent