(Spiritual) Freedom Remembered

(This is part 3)

One People Under the Cross
Americans have their symbols, so do Christians. For the Christian the cross and the empty tomb are the most meaningful.
It was on the cross that Jesus suffered and died to purchase our forgiveness and it was there that He paid our penalty for sin.

John 8:36 (NKJV) Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

It is the empty tomb that proves that we serve a risen, living Savior. Triumphant over death, hell and the grave and that everything He said about Himself and about us is true. It is in the resurrection that we have hope.
I Corinthians 15:14-20, …if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up--if in fact the dead do not rise. For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable. But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

Let me share with you the truth …the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the freedom we can enjoy in Him.

First, the sinner is a slave to sin. John 8:34 (NKJV) Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin.

Next, the slave is doomed. Romans 6:23a (NKJV) For the wages of sin is death…

BUT, God loves freedom and has made a way for the sinner to be free.
Romans 5:12, 18 (NKJV) Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned—
18Therefore, as through one man’s offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man’s righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life.

Romans 6:23b (NKJV) but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The confusion of simplicity.
It's too good to be true!
It's too easy!
What else do I have to do to get it?

God loves you and wants you to be free … for eternity!

He paid the price, He did the work, all you must do is trust Him, repent, and give Him the key to your life