1 Peter 2:16

Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.

From Background Notes [BN] for July 5th & 6th written by Pastor Bob Brown:

Clearly, those who had been "set free" recognized that freedom went deeper than political servitude. Hearts bound by sin and death were set free by the liberating Jesus.

Once released from the old masters, Christ followers were to guard their liberty and not allow themselves to fall back into new forms of slavery. That is, "freedom from" made room for "freedom for". Liberty is precious, but also precarious. Used as an excuse to avoid all forms of restraint, it cycles backwards into a new form of bondage. Slavery to self still makes one a slave. We are to have one master, and that is Christ. [BN,8]

Join us this week in Study, Worship, Praise and Celebration at Chicago First Church of the Nazarene:

* Saturday 6:00pm
* Sunday 8:30am & 11:00am