Following a revolution, Tunisian people are experiencing freedom for the first time. Tara Bahrampour depicts this interesting journey in First Steps Toward Democracy. What many don't realize is that these people don't know what it means to have liberty. With a decaying authoritarian power and an emerging democracy, many questions still need answers. What is a president? What is parliament? How does voting work? What does it mean to be free?
The questions are not so different for Christians. The bible says that we are slaves to sin and free in Christ, but what does that mean? There are 12 verses that specifically mention the freedom that Christians have in Christ. II Corinthians 3:16-18 says,
"But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit."
When we're free, the veil of the Lord is removed. He is no longer a mystery to us. We can see him in all of his glory with clarity. We have his spirit within us, which frees us to do all things in the name of our Lord and Savior. We are no longer slaves to the burdens of sin, living hopeless lives of confusion and ignorance, but we are free to understand and act boldly in the name of our living God.
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