![]() In Romans 6, Paul explains that, when a believer accepts Christ, he or she is baptized by the Spirit into Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. True freedom means willingly becoming a slave to Christ, and this happens through relationship with Him (Colossians 2:16–17). Believers aren’t free to sin, but free to live holy lives in Christ.Ĭhristian freedom is one of the many paradoxes of the Christian faith. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love” (Galatians 5:13, NLT). But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. We are free in Christ but not free to live however we want, indulging the flesh: “For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. Christian freedom is not a license to sin. In Christ, we are free from the Law’s oppressive system, we are free from the penalty of sin, and we are free from the power of sin. Christian freedom involves living not under the burdensome obligations of the Law but under God’s grace: “For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace” (Romans 6:14). ![]() We cannot earn righteousness through the Law rather, the Law’s purpose was to define our sin and show our need of a Savior. Continuing to live under the Law after salvation is merely a legalistic form of religion. The apostle Paul compared this to slavery: “Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery” (Galatians 5:1). An important aspect of Christian freedom is our responsibility not to return to living under the Law. ![]()
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