Free from Religion
by Donald E. Hester
on Saturday, 14 March 2009
Christianity
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Donald E. Hester
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I was on FaceBook the other day trying to group my friends into some type of logical order. While I trying to figure out an easy way to group them, by the way the controls in FaceBook for grouping friends needs help, I can across Dave’s profile and under religious views, he has “Jesus has set me free from religion”.
I remember how much my life was changed when I realized it was about a relationship and not a bunch of rules. It is about freedom! Freedom to sin? I guess if you really want to. Do you really want to? Maybe, just maybe consider this, freedom to love! Freedom to help others, to do what is right. Freedom to live for God, to bring him the glory. Just a thought, but maybe, you can try it.
Legalism is a burden that we cannot bear. When we try to we end up stumbling and look like hypocrites. Not only that, have you ever noticed that legalistic people tend to focus on all the things that others are doing wrong. Why don’t they focus on their own issues? I guarantee their issues would keep them busy for the rest of their lives.
We know the law was sent to condemn us not to bring us salvation. We also know that the laws bread desire for what we can’t have. Too bad Ted Haggard did not know this. Had he walked in a relationship and not focused on what he and others could not do, he would not have ended up where he did.
I do feel for Ted and will pray for him. I am not praying that he be delivered from his homosexual issues. I pray that he might know how far and wide and deep is the Grace of God. That he would learn to put the law down and enter into freedom.
I am not preaching this as someone who has perfected this. I still struggle with legalism and will until I meet my Maker. My prayer is that I will grow in desire to know Him.
"Through you the blind will see
Through you the mute will sing
Through you the dead will rise
Through you all hearts will praise
Through you the darkness flees
Through you my heart screams
I am free
I am free to run
I am free to dance
I AM FREE TO LIVE FOR YOU
I AM FREE
Through you the kingdom comes
Through you the battle's won
Through you the price is paid
Through you I'm not afraid
Through you there's victory
Because of you my soul sings
I am free
Through you the mute will sing
Through you the dead will rise
Through you all hearts will praise
Through you the darkness flees
Through you my heart screams
I am free
I am free to run
I am free to dance
I AM FREE TO LIVE FOR YOU
I AM FREE
Through you the kingdom comes
Through you the battle's won
Through you the price is paid
Through you I'm not afraid
Through you there's victory
Because of you my soul sings
I am free
Who the Son sets free is free indeed"
- Newsboys
[The Pictures is of my daughter. I was practicing taking pictures of silhouettes and this picture came out. It is one of my top views on my Flickr account.]