In today's society many people think the word freedom means liberation from moral and ethical restrictions.
This view of freedom is a distorted view, seeing morality and truth as nothing more than personal choice. Many think you have no right to impose your beliefs on someone else, even if your beliefs are based on God's word.
Modern society has replaced the intellect and the conscience with the emotions, the will, and desires of the flesh. Many non-Christians feel that morality is enslaving us. They demand the freedom to sin, while the Bible teaches freedom from sin.
2 Peter2:19 Warns about false teachers who promise to give freedom when they themselves are slaves to depravity, because man is a slave to whatever masters him.
Sin is enslaving. Alcoholics are not free, drug addicts are not free, porn addicts are not free, those who hate others are destroyed by their own hatred.
John 8:36 "If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed." Christians are liberated from the law Christ living within us makes it possible for us to do what is right, not because we have to , but because we want to. Christianity internalizes our morality so that we do freely what is right. We are free to love and serve our neighbors.
Christianity is not a repressed or fearful or harsh type of existence. It's a life of freedom and peace of mind.
As Christians, we need to show gratitude, forgive one another, be joyful, and practice individual responsibility so that others will see the joy of being a Christian, rather than seek the freedom of no restrictions.
Non-Christians feel enslaved by morality, because our fallen nature loves to sin. That's why we need laws enforced by the government, and a conscience to prevent us from acting on those sinful desires. Otherwise we would destroy each other and humane society would cease to exist.
