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becauseHElives
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Liberty, not legalism, is what the Lord Jesus Christ offers... freedom... not bondage; relationship... not religion. We give up nothing for which Jesus will not abundantly offer more than we could ever hope or dream.
I love this statement but for clarification I must add the correct definition of liberty...
1) liberty to do or to omit things having no relationship to salvation
2) true liberty is living as we should not as we please
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Strive to enter in at the strait gate:for many, I say unto you will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. ( Luke 13:24 )
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Found in Him
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"Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us." Ephesians 3:20
To be found in Jesus, Paul says, is worth more than all of his religion, race, and ritual. It is a relationship with the Almighty God. It is Jesus. Paul says, "I'm tired of trying. I'm going to start trusting." Basically Paul lived a life of working his way to heaven before he met the Lord on the road to Damascus (see Acts 9). Legalism is a terrible thing. It is a harsh task master under which no one can succeed.
Liberty, not legalism, is what the Lord Jesus Christ offers... freedom... not bondage; relationship... not religion. We give up nothing for which Jesus will not abundantly offer more than we could ever hope or dream.
Read Colossians 3:11. What does it mean for Christ to be your "all in all"?
Adrian Rogers
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~To Him That is able to keep you from falling and to present you before His glorious presence without fault and with great joy...to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.~ Jude 24
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