Tag: liberty
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Redemption From Religious Burdens: Considering the Gospel of Freedom Against Strange Doctrine in 1 Timothy
We have seen the character qualities we should all strive for in life and ministry. If we are to summarize all the qualifications into one word, I think it should be selflessness. We don’t want to be the types of people who gain for ourselves, whether that be monetarily, positionally, or emotionally. That’s why we…
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The Joy of Christian Liberty
Everyone is talking about the woke, or enlightened, life. They have no idea what they are getting into. It’s not new. It’s also not what the world thinks. 1 Samuel 26:1-25 Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?” So Saul…
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Is Freedom a Myth?
Freedom has always been an interesting concept to me. When thinking about physical freedom, people have measured it in three ways: positive, negative, and republican. Positive freedom is the freedom I have to do what I am capable of. I can eat and I can sleep and I can read. I cannot breathe underwater unaided.…
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Behold American Independence: Explained
When we decide to share thoughts, we seem to have two options. The first is uncreative and many times uninspiring. It is a simple relay of information from one person to another for informational purposes. The second is creative and hopes to inspire thought. It is an oration (or a potential oration) that people will…
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Behold American Independence
“Independence Day is nigh! It is the day that we celebrate the American colonies winning independence from Britain, and we assume to still have such independence, but there is distaste. What was honey to the lips might turn sour as it enters the stomach. Behold American Independence that provides its people with welfare and healthcare…
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In These Chains
I’m in these chains I look out from these gates Ashamed of what I’ve been made These chains on my feet Causin’ me to bleed Well, I was born here Through the cracks in these walls I peer I want to be free, I want to be free! I am a slave In…
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Am I Actually Free? 1 Corinthians 10:23-33
Within the context of contemporary society, liberty is something that is constantly on my mind. I live in a world where I am forced to pay out a certain percentage of my paycheck for the pursuit of national welfare. I am forced to insure both my vehicle and my person. I live in such…
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My Right to Self-Defense!
Rights The American claim to certain rights is a claim worth exploring and a claim from which we should demand certain answers. The most basic of which is a question concerning whether or not any person has rights in the first place. So, I beg the question. Do we actually have any rights whatsoever? If…
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Dear Houston
Houston, you have a problem Freedom is being ravaged in your city while tyranny and oppression have parked in your government. And you are attacking my brothers! Let me speak while the first amendment has yet to be amended. I love my country, but I am tired of this American cynical serpent making sinners out…