Here Is A Simple Plan To Enjoy Your Freedom.

​1 Peter 2:15-17 - For such is the will of God that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of foolish men. Act as free men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bondslaves of God. Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king.  NASU
 

• July 4, 2017, Another Day Of Freedom

 
Yesterday, was another day where we the citizens of the USA were able to celebrate being free from the British. It was our 241st year of freedom. I wonder how different it is for the illegal alien in our country to watch us celebrate, but not be able to enjoy the same experience.
 

• March 2, 1975, My Day Of Freedom

 
Romans 6:3-7 - Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; for he who has died is freed from sin.
 
It was a Sunday night when I was baptized into Christ, or I could say, it was a Sunday night when I received my FREEDOM from sin. I died in that watery grave of baptism and I have been free ever since. Does that mean I have never sinned since then? Heavens No! It means that sin is not my master, Jesus Christ is.
 

• What Was Your Day Of Freedom?

 
When were you baptized into Christ and freed from the bondage of sin? If you are reading this Pump Up and saying, "I have never been immersed or baptized into Christ." Then please contact me and let me help you obtain your freedom.
 

• What To Do Once You're Free

 
God's Word says, "Honor all people, Love the Brotherhood, Fear God and Honor the King."
 
We are to treat every person with the same respect. In the first century as today the wealthy were many times treated with greater respect. God's Word says, "Honor all people." We are to treat everyone with respect.
 
"Love the Brotherhood." This would be awesome if every Christian loved every Christian.
 
 I remember a banker in MD telling me why the bank wouldn't loan money to churches. He said, "Churches sometimes go through splits, not saying where you preach would but we can't take the chance. Could you imagine how bad this would make us look in the community if we had to sue the church?"
 
I remember thinking, "What a horrible reputation to have."
 
"Fear God."  If the world had more of this we would have less crime of every kind.
 
"Honor the King."  When I read this it makes me think about how our Presidents are treated. I am pretty sure that the Kings and Caesars were a lot worse in their behavior than our Presidents.
 
Yet, Peter under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit informs them to Honor the King. The King at the time of the writing of this epistle is Nero. Need I say more?
 
Nero killed his own mother, is blamed for setting Rome on fire in 64 AD, he then blamed this on Christians and had them burned at the stake.
 
The good news by the age of 31 Nero had committed suicide.
 

• Enjoy Your Freedom In Christ

 
When you watch the nightly news it is easy to become discouraged by all the evil that is going on in our world. Peter's words are still applicable for us today.
 
Honor all People. Love the Brotherhood. Fear God and Honor the King unless you live in the USA, then we are to honor the President.
 
Most of all enjoy your freedom in Jesus Christ.
 
Think On This:
 
Freedom is a package deal - with it comes responsibilities and consequences.
 
Freedom is like the air we breathe, we don't miss it until we are deprived of it.