Sunday, June 16, 2013

Conderning "Liberty"

Concerning "liberty." "Ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh" (Galatians 5:13,). The believer who has emerged into the life in the Spirit finds himself free in a way he has never known before. It is just now that the evil one is ready with new lies to ensnare the freed one, suggesting to him (1) "You have liberty now to do anything, for you are free", "You are under man's control now", and he put them over the church, And the adversary now does his best to counterfeit the true freedom in Christ by giving your freedom to those in authority, and take's A way the liberty of the Spirit by getting you to give it to man. But the Word of God shows that the liberty wherewith Christ makes us free is really freedom from slavery to sin,and to mans law. The freed soul passes under law to Christ, under the perfect law of liberty, which is liberty to fill the Spirit of GOD , instead of following after man's doctrine. Is it better to obey God or man? The law of Christ comes in here, and shows that there is a limitation placed to liberty by the conscience of the weak brother. The freed one is only to be subject to man's authority, but the Spirit of the Lord. take heed lest your liberty of action become a "stumbling block to the weak" (1 Corinthians 8:9). The Apostle Paul sets the example to the believer, and he wrote, "I have not used my right, but for go every claim, lest I should by any means hinder the course of Christ's glad-tidings" (1 Corinthians 9:12,). Apostle Paul would not put himself in authority over on one because he know it would hinder there Spirit, sow why are there now some that do it now