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What does the Bible say about Christian liberty?



      

Galatians 5:1

KJV - 1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Clarify Share Report Asked July 01 2013 Mini Anonymous (via GotQuestions)

For follow-up discussion and general commentary on the topic. Comments are sorted chronologically.

Mini Marsha Luebbers

In my daily life I will follow Christ's teachings. I will be an example around unbelievers, and will not be a stumbling block to others.

August 28 2015 Report

Ari Ariel HaNaviy

Some of my unsaved Jewish friends say I am no longer a Jew if I embrace "Christian liberty." I often tell them this: "Believing in Jesus is not the only way to be Jewish, but it is the most enjoyable way to be Jewish!" Why? Because without a genuine change from the inside, all of Judaism's effort to be Torah observant will ultimately prove to be worthless. This is why Paul wrote in Rom. 10:4 that "The goal of the Torah is the Messiah," the Greek word "telos" often translated as "end" must be translated as "goal" for the theology of this verse to be supported by the weight of the TaNaKH (OT) and the rest of Paul's positive views on Torah. Christ did not END the Law. He came to free us and empower us to properly DO the Law.

Jesus is the ONLY way to experience true liberty from sin and shame, and my fellow unsaved Jewish brothers and sisters desperately need to hear this from sincere Christians who are not afraid to share their testimony. Faith in Jesus is the only way to become the "truest kind of Jew," both inside and out (Rom. 2:28, 29), and to make your Torah observance genuinely count as praise to God.

Please continue to pray for the salvation of unsaved Isra'el.

September 07 2015 Report

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