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"Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which
Christ has made us free . . ." - Galatians 5:1
A spiritually-minded person will never come to you with the demand— “Believe
this and that”; a spiritually-minded person will demand that you align your life
with the standards of Jesus. We are not asked to believe the Bible, but to
believe the One whom the Bible reveals (see John 5:39-40 ). We are called to
present liberty for the conscience of others, not to bring them liberty for
their thoughts and opinions. And if we ourselves are free with the liberty of
Christ, others will be brought into that same liberty— the liberty that comes
from realizing the absolute control and authority of Jesus Christ.
Always measure your life solely by the standards of Jesus. Submit yourself to
His yoke, and His alone; and always be careful never to place a yoke on others
that is not of Jesus Christ. It takes God a long time to get us to stop thinking
that unless everyone sees things exactly as we do, they must be wrong. That is
never God’s view. There is only one true liberty— the liberty of Jesus at work
in our conscience enabling us to do what is right.
Don’t get impatient with others. Remember how God dealt with you— with patience
and with gentleness. But never water down the truth of God. Let it have its way
and never apologize for it. Jesus said, “Go . . . and make disciples. . .” (
Matthew 28:19 ), not, “Make converts to your own thoughts and opinions.”
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