This is amazing Sacha. I never thought about the “don’t tread on me” phrase like that.
I loved how you defined the secular definition of freedom and contrasted it with Christ’s definition, because while the two can seem similar at times, they’re definitely contradictory.
How richly God poured out His blessings upon you to place you in your mother's womb and for her to nurture and teach you!
There is no greater freedom than being a bond-servant in God's household. Paul wrote eloquently about true freedom in Christ rather than the false freedom offered by the world:
"For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf." 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 NASB95
CS Lewis' imagery from chapter 11 of "The Great Divorce" comes to mind. I highly recommend reading the whole, but especially this chapter.
I still haven’t read The Great Divorce but I will definitely check out chapter 11 before I go to sleep tonight. Thanks for the recommendation! And amen to your comment about my mom. I just forwarded it to her
From the Preface: "The attempt [to merge heaven and hell] is based on the belief that reality never presents us with an absolutely unavoidable ‘either-or’; that, granted skill and patience and (above all) time enough, some way of embracing both alternatives can always be found; that mere development or adjustment or refinement will somehow turn evil into good without our being called on for a final and total rejection of anything we should like to retain."
This is amazing Sacha. I never thought about the “don’t tread on me” phrase like that.
I loved how you defined the secular definition of freedom and contrasted it with Christ’s definition, because while the two can seem similar at times, they’re definitely contradictory.
Appreciate it Bri!
How richly God poured out His blessings upon you to place you in your mother's womb and for her to nurture and teach you!
There is no greater freedom than being a bond-servant in God's household. Paul wrote eloquently about true freedom in Christ rather than the false freedom offered by the world:
"For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf." 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 NASB95
CS Lewis' imagery from chapter 11 of "The Great Divorce" comes to mind. I highly recommend reading the whole, but especially this chapter.
I still haven’t read The Great Divorce but I will definitely check out chapter 11 before I go to sleep tonight. Thanks for the recommendation! And amen to your comment about my mom. I just forwarded it to her
From the Preface: "The attempt [to merge heaven and hell] is based on the belief that reality never presents us with an absolutely unavoidable ‘either-or’; that, granted skill and patience and (above all) time enough, some way of embracing both alternatives can always be found; that mere development or adjustment or refinement will somehow turn evil into good without our being called on for a final and total rejection of anything we should like to retain."
And the lizard is red.