Bible Questions Answered:
“...I told him god would give him a
freedom right...?
Henry/ Atlanta, Georgia U.S.A
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Freedom:
The state or quality of being free; or
liberation from the control person or arbitrary power;
liberty; independence.
(New World Dictionary of American
English)
Men may or may not be bound by other
men, but by nature, are bound by sin.
A man may be a slave, and not know
freedom.
A man may be a slave, and yet be
spiritually free.
A man may be free, and yet still be
bound, spiritually bound by sin.
Many today, under a worse yoke than
slavery, they are under the spiritual bondage of sin.
Proverbs 5:22 KJV
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of The LORD, and He pondereth all his goings.
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of The LORD, and He pondereth all his goings.
22 His own iniquities shall take the
wicked himself, and he shall be held with the cords of his sins.
John 8:34 KJV
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily,
I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
Acts 8:23 KJV (Peter speaking to
Simon the sorcerer.)
For I perceive that thou art in the
gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
Romans 6:16 KJV
Know ye not, that to whom ye yield
yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey;
whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Romans 7:23 KJV
But I see another law in my members,
warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to
the law of sin which is in my members.
II Timothy 2:26 KJV
And that they may recover themselves
out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his
will.
Spiritual emancipation, comes only from
the Lord Jesus Christ.
Exodus 3:7-8 KJV
7 And The LORD said, I have surely
seen the affliction of My people...,and have heard their cry by
reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
8 And I am come down to deliver
them..."
Isaiah 58:6-9 KJV
6 Is not this the fast that I have
chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens,
and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the
hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house?
when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide
not thyself from thine own flesh?
8 Then shall thy light break forth
as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy
righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of The LORD shall be
thy reward.
9 Then shalt thou call, and The LORD
shall answer; thou shalt cry, and He shall say, Here I am.
Isaiah 61:1 KJV (Luke 4:18)
(Prophecy of Christ)
The Spirit Of The Lord GOD is upon
Me; because The LORD hath anointed Me to preach good tidings unto the
meek; He hath sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim
liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that
are bound;
Romans 6:4-8 KJV
4 therefore we are buried with Him
by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the
dead by the glory of The Father, even so we also should walk in
newness of life.
5 For if we have been planted
together in the likeness of His death, we shall be also in the
likeness of His resurrection:
6 Knowing this, that our old man is
crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that
henceforth we should not serve sin.
7 For he that is dead is freed from
sin.
8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we
believe that we shall also live with Him:
Romans 8:1,2 KJV
1 There is therefore now no
condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after
the flesh, but after The Spirit.
2 For the law of The Spirit Of Life
in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
II Corinthians 3:17 KJV
Now The Lord is that Spirit: and where
The Spirit Of The Lord is, there is liberty.
Galatians 5:1 KJV
Stand fast therefore in the liberty
wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with
the yoke of bondage.
James 1:22-25 KJV
22 But don’t just listen to God’s
Word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling
yourselves.
23 For if you listen to The Word and
don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror.
24 You see yourself, walk away, and
forget what you look like.
25 But if you look carefully into
the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and
don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.
Leviticus 25:10 KJV
"...proclaim liberty throughout
all the land..."
Psalm 119:44-48 KJV
44 So shall I keep thy law
continually for ever and ever.
45 And I will walk at liberty: for I
seek thy precepts.
46 I will speak of thy testimonies
also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
47 And I will delight myself in thy
commandments, which I have loved.
48 My hands also will I lift up unto
thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy
statutes.
Romans 1:1 KJV
Paul, a servant* of Jesus Christ,
called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
*Servant:-Greek-Doullos (Doo-los):
A slave, in the sense of subjection: bond servant.
(To the God of Love)
(Abingdon/Strong Concordance of the Bible)
John 15:12-16 KJV Jesus calls
His followers, His friends.
12 This is My commandment, That ye
love one another, as I have loved you.
13 Greater love hath no man than
this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
14 Ye are My friends, if ye do
whatsoever I command you.
15 Henceforth I call you not
servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have
called you friends; for all things that I have heard of My Father I
have made known unto you.
16 Ye have not chosen Me, but I have
chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth
fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall
ask of the Father in My name, He may give it you.
Whether bond or free, do you know the
liberty that comes from sins forgiven, having your name written in
The Lamb's book of life?
Matthew 6:24 NLT
No one can serve two masters. For
you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and
despise the other..."
John 1:12 KJV
But as many as received Him (Jesus
Christ), to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to
them that believe on His name:
John 8:32,36 KJV
32 And ye shall know The Truth, and
The Truth shall make you free.
36 If The Son therefore shall make
you free, ye shall be free indeed.
Galatians 5:1
KJV
Stand fast therefore in the liberty
wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with
the yoke of bondage.
