Bible Verse of the Day Saturday March 5th 2022

1 Peter 2:16 Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves. 

Followers of Christ Jesus, true born again washed in the blood, saved believers are set free from the bondage of sin and Satan. Sadly, some Christians use that liberty as a license to sin. Using our freedom as a cover-up means attempting to make what we are doing seem like something else to those around us. When spiritual liberty comes into view, some people want to bend certain Biblical doctrines into an excuse to sin. The philosophy of Christian liberty is one principle that many attempts to distort to their advantage (Galatians 5:13; 2 Peter 2:19; Jude 4).

Being obedient to the principles and precepts in God's Word frees us from slavery to ourselves and bondage to Satan. Being free from Satan's clutches is not a freedom to do what we please, but the freedom to follow God's will for our lives. Through the sacrifice of Christ Jesus, God liberates the Christian from Satan's control over our lives.

One of the most rapid-growing crimes in the world today is Identity theft. This crime is where someone gains access to your bank card number, driver's license, or social security number. Maybe some of you might be reaching for your wallets or purses right now to ensure that your ID cards are still in your possession. Unfortunately, these forms of identity cannot tell us who we are. Christ Jesus understands that the ultimate identity theft took place many years ago in the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve allowed a much greater enemy to slither into their lives and steal who they were. It works the same with us today; Satan will attempt to steal our identity with Christ Jesus and bring us into his camp. Once we are declared Children of God through the sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross, we cannot lose our identity with God. Just like when the identity thief steals our identity, it does not change who we are; Satan cannot change the fact that we are children of God; he can only tempt us to follow in his evil ways.

To be completely free we must place ourselves in total servitude of God in and through Christ Jesus.

I want to end this article with a list of great Christian writers and how they began their work:

The Apostle Paul who set up Churches on two Continents and wrote Thirteen (13) of the 27 books of the New Testament.

Paul, a servant of God  - Titus 1:1

Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, - Philippians 1:1

 

What about James, the only leader of the Jerusalem church mentioned in the New Testament?

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, - James 1:1

 

What about Peter the prominent voice of the original 12?

Simon Peter, a servant, and apostle of Jesus Christ, 2 Peter 1:1

What about Jude, the brother of Jesus?

Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, Jude 1:1

 What about the apostle John, the one Jesus loved and was most intimate with.

Revelation 1:1 The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,