Salvation Freedom

 

    Before you accept the gift of salvation you are an enemy of God.  That means you sentenced to accept His full wrath one day.  Salvation is more than escaping pain and doom.  It is a life of faith and building a relationship with your creator.  The reality is you are an enemy or child of God.  There is no in between or gray areas.  

    Salvation is believing everything about Jesus and accepting the cross to bare your sins.  Your life become a life of sacrifice because you sacrifice who you were to follow Jesus for the rest of your life.  The reward is eternity with Him.  Once you put your sins on the cross they are dead to you and removed from existence with God.  You are free because you are no longer bound to sin.  It no longer controls every aspect of who you are.  You are transformed into a righteous person under God's protection.

    Salvation changes you from the soul.  It helps you see sin for sin, so you are motivated to remove it from the roots and destroy it so it doesn't destroy you or your testimony.  Sin condemn while salvation gives you are fresh start to do things differently.  It changes your life perspective, how you think, and how you love.  Salvation has to be real for that kind of transformation.  You transform because you experience true freedom and the peace that comes with it.

    Salvation freedom does not work without God.  He gives you your identity.  You can't have that identity without Him as a part of it.  He is your creator, teacher, inspiration, and so much more.  Your identity is defined by your relationship with Jesus and empowered by the Holy Spirit to face everything with confidence.

    There is nothing wrong with being dependent on God.  He never lies, manipulates, or lets you down.  He won't do life your way, but if you let Him He will show you why His way is better.  You can rest because you know He is in control.  You can admit your weaknesses because He is strong.  You can love because He loved you first.  

    Jesus completed the law showing us how to live it in love.  You are no longer tied to the law that was created to show you how much you need God.  You now obey out of love and desire to do good by God and other people.  You are not bound to the law as works, but observe the law to experience peace.  You have an enlightenment that nonbelievers can't possess because the Holy Spirit reveals the truth to you on a personal level.

    Jesus gave you spiritual freedom to see past petty human issues.  He destroyed the power of hate that causes division.  Follow Jesus and you no longer have to struggle with issues involving race, economics, society, culture, or government. Jesus brings unity.  When he returns he will come to divide, but in a different way.  He will gather his people separating them from the people of the world.  They will never again experience hate, cruelty, bigotry, racism, or any other forms of bondage created by Satan and man.

    God pursues everyone.  He doesn't care about the color of your skin, language you speak, or nation you were born in.  He made you that way out of love.  Prejudices show that people are bond to sin.  Christians need to let go of any form of bondage to follow Jesus freely.  It doesn't happen over night, but has to happen or you will never experience the freedom that God is trying to give you in life.

John 15:9-17, Romans 6:1-11, 8:1-4, Ephesian 2