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What is Settled in the Truth all about? \u00a0Freedom.<\/p>\nWhat is Settled in the Truth all about? \u00a0Freedom.<\/p>\n
Each one of us has been a slave in this world. \u00a0We have been subject to our whims and our desires – our passions and wants. \u00a0And as we seek to fulfill ourselves with our desires we become slaves to both the object and the mechanics that surround it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It’s a sad irony that what we pursue in our passions and desires is to be free. \u00a0We dream of a life of no need; a life of complete sufficiency. \u00a0And in our zeal to attain we make ourselves slaves to possessions, and creditors, and employers, and business. \u00a0We can imagine a new car would be just the thing we need so we can go places and do things reliably, but that car requires financing and maintenance and re-budgeting, and so our “freedom” comes at the price of our freedom.<\/p>\n
“The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; To preach the acceptable year of the LORD.”<\/span><\/em> Jesus came into this world to set us free from the trappings that we have come to learn as normal. \u00a0We accept them because “that’s just how the world is”. \u00a0But Christ came preaching and proclaiming truth, that we can be free from our slavery to worldly ways and all their limitations and demands. \u00a0And He obtained that freedom for us through the cross.<\/p>\n ” The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. \u00a0So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”<\/em><\/span> We no longer have to pursue the things we believe can make us free, and instead lay hold of Him who gives us freedom – freely and completely. \u00a0And that is what we’re about. \u00a0We seek to convey the truth so that our brothers and sisters in the Lord can realize their true value and experience their hard won freedom. \u00a0It’s a difficult thing to encounter children of God who have received His Spirit, yet still tend to think with the old mind of the world – that familiar manner of logic that does not realize they are no longer bound and limited. \u00a0Until the light of the Truth settles in their hearts they continue to live the lives they have always led – maybe the sins that defined them are no longer practiced, but they do not walk in the fullness of Christ. \u00a0Sickness and the fear of death still overwhelms their minds, and debt is a weight they carry each day as they struggle to meet their obligations. \u00a0They never seem to be able to find time for Jesus … and that is exactly what the adversary wants.<\/p>\n What kind of world would this be? \u00a0And what kind of day could it be if Jesus walked the earth today? \u00a0All our concerns and worries would diminish in the presence of our King! \u00a0They’d even begin to seem silly in the face of His complete sufficiency. \u00a0Well, the truth is that Jesus does walk the earth today in everyone who has been set free by the truth. \u00a0His Spirit dwells in them – inspiring, directing, and empowering them to do the same as Him.<\/p>\n “The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; To preach the acceptable year of the LORD.”<\/em> We intend to continue sharing insights and applications of the Truth and our hope is that God will use them to open eyes and and transform minds. \u00a0We invite you to return – many times \ud83d\ude42 – and see if you might realize a deeper level of freedom in our Lord. \u00a0Please feel free to leave a comment or share our posts with your friends.<\/p>\n “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”<\/em><\/span> What is Settled in the Truth all about? \u00a0Freedom. 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\n – Luke 4:18-19<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
\n –\u00a0John 8:35-36<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n
\n – Luke 4:18-19<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\n – Galatians 5:1<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"