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Spiritual Freedom
and Human Freedom
Summary
Scripture Passages: John 8:32-26; 2 Corinthians 3:17; Galatians 5:1, 13; 1 Peter 2:16; Exodus 20:1-17; Nehemiah
4; Acts 17:24-31; Acts 22:27-29; Romans 13:1-7; 1 Corinthians 7:21; 1 Peter 2:.13-17
God’s
authority establishes freedom; freedom requires responsibility; responsibility protects
freedom and restrains authority. |
| Spiritual
Freedom |
Human Freedom |
| Spiritual freedom is based
on the cross and the Word of God. Spiritual freedom is defined by
1.The Person and work of Christ,
2. Bible doctrine, and
3. Faith. |
Human freedom is based on
the sword, on truth, and on morality. Human freedom is defined by
1.The Divine Institutions,
2. The Divine Laws of Civilization, and
3. A people’s national heritage. |
| Spiritual freedom’s asset
is relationship with God (Theocratic kingdom in the Old Testament time and Union with
Christ in the Church Age). Our church age relationship includes: 1. Our Royal
Birthright,
2. Our Spiritual Blessings, and
3. We are Spiritual Winners. We possess
(1). Spiritual wealth,
(2). Aristocracy with a purpose, and
(3). God is for us. |
Human freedom’s asset
is that God created mankind in his image.
1. Man has God consciousness, self-consciousness, moral reasoning, volition,
conscience, and emotion-appreciation.
2. Mankind is to rule earth-creation. |
| Spiritual freedom’s
action is to live the Christian life. 1. Believers are to execute the plan of
God—mission, preparation, environment, and practice.
2. Believers are to live by faith: toward God, toward God’s Word, toward
God’s Plan.
3. Believers are to live daily by applying the basic techniques of the Christian life. |
Human freedom’s action
is to preserve individual freedom. 1.People must understand and submit to proper
authority.
2. People must recognize and apply the divine institutions and the divine laws of
civilizations.
3. People must cherish, preserve, and pass on individual freedom, private property, and
individual privacy.
4. People must live moral lives. |
| Spiritual freedom’s
adversaries attempt to distract and hinder the believer from successfully living the
Christian life. 1. The angelic conflict rages around us.
2. The old sin nature rages in us.
3. The world system rages at our thinking and our doctrine. |
Human freedom’s adversaries are wrong ideas
devised to cause rebellion against God. 1. God is non-existent (atheism), or all is God
(pantheism), or God is not relevant.
2. Physical matter is the only reality (materialism).
3. Evolution is the cause for life and society (biological, moral,
political, social, and economic).
4. Mankind is an animal and is perfectible.
5. Morality is relative.
6. Human good is good enough.
7. State ownership and/or control of ideas, property, privacy is good.
8. World government and world religion are good. |
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