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The Spirit of Liberty

The Spirit of Liberty

July 6, 2024 by NCC-Admin-1 in

“Now the Lord is that Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty.”

2 Cor. 3:17 KJV

The purpose of Jesus dying on the cross was to free us from the bondage of our sin!   The power and nature of sin enslaved us. Although we had good intentions we did not have the power to break free from its shackles.   We made promises to God, to ourselves, and to others, but we inevitably failed because of the weakness of our sinful, fleshly nature.  Though we sincerely tried, the root and the tentacles of sin still held us firmly in its grip.  Despite our best efforts, sin always pulled us back into our old patterns of living.  We were defeated time and time again!    And we felt even worse whenever we failed.  It was a vicious never-ending cycle.

But the power of the Cross,  which was released through the Mighty Resurrection of Jesus, broke once and for all the power of sin that enslaved us!   The justice of God and the Holiness of God were fully and completely satisfied in the sacrificial death, burial, and resurrection of His  Son, Jesus, the sinless Lamb of God! Because of the furnished work of Christ, we have been set free and can now walk in complete liberty from the sin that once enslaved us.

That does not mean that we will never sin again. We do!  But it does mean that when we sin, the Power of the Cross and the Powerful  Blood of Jesus can still remove that sin. When we truly repent,  turn unto Him, and surrender to Him, we then receive His total cleansing and forgiveness for that sin!  (1 John 1: 9-10).  It is the Holy Spirit who does that work.  He is the One who empowers us to walk in complete liberty!  It is the abiding (resting) in Him, that breaks the power of the sin which seeks to draw us back into slavery again. (Rom. 6: 11-14).  It is in the abiding in Him, that we learn to live and walk in victory over sinful areas of our lives that once held us in bondage!  (John 15: 4-5).   It is in Him that we discover that it is no longer in our striving to be free that liberates us, but rather in our resting (abiding) in what He has already accomplished.   That indeed is the Spirit of Liberty! 

Standing Firm in Liberty

Standing Firm in Liberty

July 1, 2023 by NCC-Admin-1 in /

“Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.” (Gal. 5:1 KJV).

The Apostle Paul encouraged the Followers of Christ in Galatia to “stand firm” in the liberty that Christ had achieved for them. Some of the Galatian Christians were being tempted and drawn back into the bondage of religious legalism.  Paul warned them to “wake up”  and not allow themselves to be drawn back into the very thing that Christ had delivered them from!   

The Power of Christ delivers us not only from the bondage of sin but also from the bondage of religious legalism.  The resulting liberty that Christ provides impacts every area of our Iives.  It impacts the culture as well. 

It was the liberty of the Gospel that fueled the desire for freedom from the tyranny of England in the American Colonies in 1776.   The American culture in the late 1700s was profoundly influenced by the Gospel.  Christian principles were embraced by the culture at large whether they were Christian or not.  They were embraced because of their profound and positive impact on the culture. 

It was not atheism that fueled the fires of freedom in America.  It was the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  It was not atheism that motivated men to lay down their lives for freedom in the war with England.  It was the influence of the Gospel of Christ. It was not atheism or agnosticism that blessed our nation throughout its history.  It was the Gospel of Christ.  We are deeply indebted to those who have gone before us and who have modeled for us what it means to be a Follower of Christ in the arena of everyday life. 

Let us resolve as Followers of Christ to continue to “stand firm” In our liberty in Christ.
Failure to do so may cause us to lose the liberties that we now enjoy in this nation.

James W. Black