LIVING FREE 1

So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law.  –Galatians 5:1 (NLT)

For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature.  –Galatians 5:13a (NLT)

1. I Need to .

Stop loving this evil world and all that it offers you, for when you love the world, you show that you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only the lust for physical pleasure, the lust for everything we see, and pride in our possessions. These are not from the Father. They are from this evil world. And this world is fading away, along with everything it craves. But if you do the will of God, you will live forever. – I John 2:15-17 (NLT)

If you think you are standing strong, be careful not to fall. The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure. -1 Corinthians 10:12-13 (NLT)

2. Keep a Clear conscience – !

Cling to your faith in Christ, and keep your conscience clear. For some people have deliberately violated their consciences; as a result, their faith has been shipwrecked. –1 Timothy 1:19 (NLT)

If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.  -1 John 1:8-9 (NLT)

So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you, leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God. –Matthew 5:23-24 (NLT)

3. Put (and keep) on the .

Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. –Ephesians 6:14-18a (NIV)

Belt of Truth

Breastplate of Righteousness

Shield of Faith

Helmet of Salvation

Sword of Spirit

Shoes of the Peace

Pray

Give yourselves completely to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.  –James 4:7 (NCV)

4. Stand (and Stay) firm in .

But you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News…  –Colossians 1:23a (NLT)

Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your family of believers all over the world is going through the same kind of suffering you are.  –1 Peter 5:8-9 (NLT)

It is God who enables us, along with you, to stand firm for Christ. He has commissioned us, and he has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the first installment that guarantees everything he has promised us. –2 Corinthians 1:21-22 (NLT)