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by Cornelius R. Stam
We Americans have, for over two hundred years, celebrated our liberty as an independent nation on the Fourth of July.
It does not follow from this however, that all Americans are now free. Far from it! Think of the millions of alcoholics and drug addicts, bound with chains they only wish they could break. Think of the slaves to immoral passions, to violent tempers, to malicious backbiting, not to mention smoking and other habits they cannot control. No, the vast majority of Americans are slaves to--well, sum it all up in one word: sin.
If God is a righteous Judge -- and He is -- He must of course, punish sin. Romans 6:23 says: "the wages of sin is death", but on the other hand, thank God, I Corinthians 15:3 says: "Christ died for our sins".
The Lord Jesus Christ was no sinner; He had committed no crimes; there was no wrong He had to pay for; He had no death to die. It was our death He died at Calvary, and we are saved from the penalty as we look at Calvary and say: "This is not His death He is dying; it is mine. He is paying for my sin. I will accept this gift of God and trust Him as my Saviour".
This is a wonderful truth: Death, the penalty of the Law, was inflicted on us -- in Christ. Therefore the Law (i.e., the Ten Commandments) has no further claim on us. If it did, we would be condemned all over again. This is why Paul says in Galatians 2:19: "I through the Law am dead to the Law". The Law may put a man to death, but after that what can it do? Nothing. The Law has put him to death (in Christ) and set him free from its own dominion.
Unsaved friend, God wants you to be free, really free. He Himself, paid sin's penalty for you and wants you to rejoice in what Paul calls, "the glorious liberty of the children of God" (Rom. 8:21), freedom from the condemnation of the Law!
Place your trust in the Christ who died your death and you will find how gloriously true it is that "If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed" (John 8:36).
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