What Will You Do With Your Freedom, Part II

Christ has given us freedom. Freedom from the law and freedom from sin. We are no longer under the law but under grace. This means that it is a free gift and the truth of the gospel sets us free. How can we be free if Jesus did not fulfill the law making us righteous? We are free and now salvation and righteousness has nothing to do with our actions but the free gift given to us freely by God.

Now we fulfill the law not to be righteous or to be saved but instead we fulfill the commandment of love which is the spirit of the law in order to show Him our love for Him. Now, obedience is about love and not about character. It is about love and not worth. Jesus is my worth and my good character. He is my righteousness and I will live to serve Him and honor Him as King over my life.

Granted, I may not always obey. It is a constant battle to do so. However, my acts of disobedience to His perfect law of love is about my lack of love for Him and not about my character. We show our love for God out of obedience and it is the clear mark that proves our love for Him.

John 14:20-23

20On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. 21Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him."

22Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, "But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?"

23Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. 24He who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.