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09/05/2026

THE BLESSING OF GIVING....by Dante Antonucci

Organization and administration are two great life skill sets. In 1 Chronicles 23-26, Scripture records how highly organized King David administrated the spiritual responsibility of Israel's kingdom. Chapter 23 focuses on numbering the priests and outlining their duties. Chapter 24 designates twenty-four families of priests to lead the worship ministry throughout the year. Chapter 25 focuses to organizing the musicians and singers who praised the Lord as the people brought their sacrifices to worship and receive God’s forgiveness. Chapter 26 focuses on the gatekeepers, treasurers, and officers who served in their respective roles.

With this in mind, let us draw our attention to chapter 26:26-27, “…Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated. Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD.” The spoils were the tangible evidence and treasures of God’s blessings to Israel. And David and Israel’s leadership administrated or dedicated a portion of them for the purpose of maintaining the house of God.

The practical application is unmistakable: God has also blessed us with an income - and for some, an abundance of wealth. We should see it as our duty and devotion to dedicate a portion of what God has blessed us with to support God's purpose to care for His house, His ministry, and God’s man/men who serve. We have budgets that dedicate portions of our income or wealth to paying our bills, entertainment, savings, or retirement planning. Yet many believers do not, have never thought, or have stopped dedicating a portion of their income/wealth to return unto God to support His house or those who serve. What a shame it is that so many Christians do not respect God enough to return a token of love for His rich blessings!

If those who received God’s material blessings in David's day could organize their resources and administrate to give back to God, and if the poor widow who gave her last two mites was intentionally thoughtful to administrate giving the last of what God blessed her with, surely we can also give to support God’s house, ministry, and men. If we are able and do administrate our finances to take care of our own income, let us also ensure that we include giving back to God and His local church ministry.

Let us ask ourselves: Have I purposed to organize my finances better and administrate giving as the Bible teaches? Am I giving unto God to support His local church, His ministry, and His men? Lastly, am I dedicating a proportion of what he has blessed me with?

In our reflection, let us remember that no matter how much we give unto God, we can never outgive the amount He has already given to bless us!

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08/30/2026

WHAT PART DO I HAVE IN PEOPLE KNOWING GOD EXISTS AND THERE IS NO OTHER GOD?

After Solomon finished building God’s Jewish Temple, he praised God for His mighty power and presence among His people. When he finished his adoration, he turned to the Israelites who had come to this inaugural event to capture their attention and bless them by proclaiming God’s faithfulness unto them. 1 Kings 8:54-60 records, "And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven. And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying, Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant. The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us: That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers. And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require: That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God, and that there is none else.”

We read that Solomon emphasized three truths: 1) God is faithful to his people – He guarantees His promises. 2) God inclines our hearts for us to be responsible to reciprocate faithfulness to Him. 3) This reciprocal faithfulness and fellowship to God serves 2 purposes: a) That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God, b) and that there is none else.

The truth that God is faithful to His people is an absolute decree. He is always devoted to us individually. We must comprehend how exceptional God’s faithfulness is to us – He is eternally faithful to us. As He was faithful to fulfill His promises unto His people of the past, so He still is to children of the present. Let us muse that the wealth of God’s promises are as true as always.

The truth that God inclines our hearts is His blessed work of sanctifying grace. For the Christian, our will is not always aligned with God’s. We not only need Him to incline our hearts, but we must also faithfully reciprocate our devotion and diligence to the Lord. Responsibilities are pleasant when we embrace how good God is to us despite our inconsistencies. Let us recognize two essential actions: 1) we need God to draw us continually unto Himself and 2) we must yield ourselves to His goodness and service.

While the first truth of God’s faithfulness lays the foundation, and the second truth is that our loyal devotion is the medium of His purpose, the third truth is that God’s purpose is “That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God, and that there is none else.”

Let us ponder this: If those who converse with and observe us are oblivious to this third truth, it may be due to our deficiency or absence of boasting about God's faithfulness, declaring a biblically based life philosophy, and living God’s purpose of demonstrating our loyalty to Him. People believe others are devout when they see their sincerity, consistency, and honorableness to the One we love. Let us pray that we are consistently faithful to God’s drawing - by listening, loving, and living for Him - so that others would turn to believe Who He is, His saving Gospel, and also behave for Him.

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08/22/2026

ARE WE LITTLE IN OUR OWN SIGHT?....by Dante Antonucci

1 Samuel 15:16 conveys a thought-provoking question from God’s prophet, Samuel, to Israel’s King, Saul, for us to muse upon. “And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?” The implication/accusation of this question is that Saul was a humble man who listened to God when God called him to be Israel’s king. But after God bestowed His goodness and protection on Saul, he changed and was no longer submissive to God’s leadership. He became self-sufficient, altering or casting aside God’s commands, trusting his own decisions, and presuming upon God’s understanding because Saul perceived circumstances as dire or believed a better outcome existed. God sent his prophet to question Saul’s integrity because Saul had questioned and acted contrary to God's sovereignty!

Why do we think that after God bestows His goodness or promotes us, we later are permitted to ignore God’s call, counsel, and commandments? The answer is pressed upon us by how we demonstrate God’s principles today compared to how we exemplified them in the past. Solomon urges us, in our later years, to “Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth” (Ecc. 12:1). If we are not careful to remain near to God, daily communing and fellowshipping with Him, we will find ourselves adrift from Him. We must ask ourselves several questions to determine if we are adrift or remain near.

Was there a time when you appreciated the food God set on your table and consistently took a moment to thank Him for what He provided, but now you either do not, or do not consistently thank Him?
Was there a time when you valued His guidance for the decisions pressed upon you, but now you make your own decisions without His direction?Was there a time when you treasured His truth imparted unto you and shared it with your family or friends, but now you scarcely mention it?
Was there a time when you delighted to begin your day in prayer, fellowship, and the reading/mediation of God’s Word, but now you feel your day is too busy, and God-time is excluded? And when you finish your day, you barely “tip your hat” or ignore Him altogether?
The questions really are endless, but can be summarized: “Are you further away from God today, exercising independence, unlike you were years before?

So, how near are we to God, consistently communing with Him, calling to Him for guidance, and trusting Him for the direction He imparts to us? If not, let us return to that time when we were “little in [our] own sight.” And let us again appreciate Him, thanking Him for every good gift, praising Him “just because,” and directing our hearts to bask in His goodness, mercy, and grace because we know He never changes, and we should remain as faithful to Him as He has been toward us! Selah

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08/15/2026

HAS GOD WITHDRAWN HIS GLORY FROM YOUR LIFE?....by Dante Antonucci

While Genesis teaches of the cataclysmic event of Adam's rebellion against God to eat the forbidden fruit and to plunge himself and the whole human race into a state of depravity, the Book of 1 Samuel brings to our attention another catastrophic event of the peril of sin.

God's release and deliverance of Israel from Egypt and His granting unto them His instruction for living, judicial moral code of innocence and punishment, and conditional blessings for obedience were provisions He gave them for daily interaction with one another. He also bestowed unto them the design of a mobile worship center for their journey, administrative spiritual leadership for their faith, and the appointed means to receive mercy and forgiveness through blood sacrifice. This set the stage for them to worship by faith, walk in obedience by faith, and for God to bless them all their days.

However, by the time we arrive in the days of the prophet Samuel, God had not only demonstrated mercy and deliverance to Israel multiple times over for their lack of faith and innumerable sins, but due to their spiritual darkness, depraved priestly immorality, and deficiency of judicial accountability, we see God’s punishment as the devastating consequences of sin.

These devastating consequences displayed themselves within the context of Israel battling the Philistines twice and the birth of a son. In the first battle, 4,000 soldiers die. And before the second battle, the priests took the Ark of God, the symbol of God's holiness and delivering presence, as a magical object to defeat their enemy. But instead of God’s presence and deliverance, God affirms His punishment through the enemy - in the death of 30,000 more soldiers, the death of the priests Hophni and Phinehas, permitting the enemy to capture His Ark, and then the death of His high priest, Eli, when he hears the enemy has taken the Ark. The capstone is his dying daughter naming Eli's grandchild, Ichabod, which means "The glory is departed from Israel."

The departure of God's glory is not accentuated due to the travesty of the men who died in the judgment or the death of the priests and the sudden death of Eli, but rather due to the capture of God's Ark, which was removed from Israel and taken to the enemy's land. This departure of God’s glory reveals that His presence and power are not active to protect and bless Israel.

Let us observe that we must take a daily spiritual pulse to know if we are walking by faith in obedience to God and exhibiting His glory. Not displaying Him in this way indicates that our spiritual health and His glorious presence is minimal or absent in our lives. And we are missing out on some of His blessings. May God help us not to be like faithless and disobedient Israel, but whatsoever we do, let it be by faith for God’s glory. God has blessed us much; let us respond by glorifying Him much!

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08/08/2026

ARE YOU INDIFFERENT TO SPIRITUAL THINGS?....by Dante Antonucci

We live in a culture where Christians are often distracted from the spiritual impressions of the Holy Spirit upon their consciences, which draw them closer to God as a defensive/preventative mechanism against being drawn away by the pleasures of this world. We have become indifferent to both what is sinful and what is godly and holy. We walk a middle ground, believing that we can be a servant of both God and mammon (treasures or riches Mt. 6:24) without the latter swaying us. We think our middle ground is not a problem, when really it has lulled us to sleep, unaware that we have an addiction. It is an addiction, not only because we do it often, or as a way of life, but also because we excuse ourselves when we say, 1) I can stop it when I want to, 2) I’m ok; there is nothing wrong. Both statements are either a false hope or a denial of reality.

To combat such indifferent thinking, the Bible exhorts us, “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God (Col. 3:1-3). The confirmation that the Christian is “dead” means that we are no longer under the task master or control of sin. The affirmation that the Christian “life is hid with Christ in God” verifies our identity and protection with and from the Godhead. Since this set of instructions is true, the Bible reminds us to either continue traveling this same path of holding God in reverence by obeying and following Him always; or heed His exhortation to again “seek those things which are above.” It is a reminder that God rules sovereignly, and we are to live as loyal subjects of His kingdom. To live consistently and unhypocritically, a 180-degree contrast is set before us in the preceding text: we are to focus our mindful affections on the heavenly realm of God’s purpose and direction rather than gravitating toward and fixating on the “things of the earth”. The “things of the earth” equals those sinful activities we are to mortify (Col. 3:5). Certain sinful activities are to be stopped, cut off, and put to death. These sinful attitudes and actions we are to replace with what God deems holy!

To overcome our indifference, let us also remember the injunction of Peter when he shouts to us from God, “Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy” (1 Pt. 1:13-16).

As we ponder these decrees from God, let us also come before God’s throne to confess our “indifferences” as sinful and request that He strengthen us to stand upon, affirm, and exhibit His superlative standard of righteousness as always honorable!

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08/01/2026

DO YOU HAVE VENEMOUS SPEECH?....by Dante Antonucci

It was the end of my secular workday, and I could not help overhearing coworkers talk about a former company leader who had a reputation for being incredibly disrespectful to those who worked for him and those in other departments. It was his reputation! He knew he was insulting, offensive, and verbally abusive, but made excuses when someone confronted him about his behavior – “That’s the way I am. I know I say some crazy things, but I do not mean anything by them.” Rather than owning his statements as an indication of bad character and damaging conduct - with a determination to change it for the better - he continued in his disrespectful path for years and mentally injured many people along the way.

Paul described this verbal degeneration in Romans 3:13, “Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:” The putrification of many who vomit injurious words, hurtful contempt, and venomous insults they spew forth has no place coming from the mouth of a Christian. Paul directed the Christian to speak to others with graciousness. He wrote to the church of Colosse, “Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man” (Col. 4:6). Unless rebuking, admonishing, or exhorting, a considerate and kindhearted manner of speaking to others is the only way to speak to people.

The Bible addresses or exhorts us in many places with statements like, “Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another” (Rom. 12:10). Paul articulates two thoughts: 1) WHAT we say should be caring. 2) HOW we communicate includes a determination to possess a rule over what we say and to take the lead to be respectful or honoring. Exhibiting these 2 principles of communication is not dependent on how a person communicates to us, but it is rooted in the Scriptures to guide us to speak graciously and wisely, and hopefully to speak on behalf of God. Solomon said in Prov. 12:18, “There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.”

James 3 clearly states, “For in many things we offend all.” “And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity:” “It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.” “Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.” “Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.” Let us consider our speech patterns. And let us also consider the shepherding of the Scriptures. Is our conversation like the lamb who went astray or like the “sheep [who]hear his voice” and speak as Jesus spoke? Selah!

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07/25/2026

FROM STIFF-NECKED TO SURRENDERED....by Dante Antonucci

About the year 720 B.C., Hezekiah came to the throne. His father, the previous king, was a sacrilegious man who did more religious harm to the nation by turning their hearts from God than turning their hearts to God. When he died, Hezekiah inherited the depravity of this culture that his dad and grandfathers had influenced to wicked and irreligious practices.

Hezekiah's desire, when he came to the throne at age 25, was to walk uprightly in the sight of the Lord and to influence the kingdom to worship God again earnestly. 2 Chron. 29:10 records Hezekiah’s sincere heart toward God, where we read, “Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.” He commanded the priests to sanctify themselves spiritually, cleanse the temple, and prepare themselves to worship God again, as had been commanded by Moses and other spiritual leaders of the past.

He also decreed that the Southern kingdom, which he ruled, and strongly entreated the Northern kingdom, to celebrate the Passover that had not been celebrated together for approximately 250 years, since the nation’s split after the reign of Solomon. In this decree, Hezekiah commanded the citizens in 2 Chron. 30:8, “Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you.” This is the heart of a great leader: 1) to call out the people’s rebellion, 2) a plea to humble themselves unto God in repentance and cleansing, 3) an appeal to return to God with a worshipful spirit, 4) and to serve God all their remaining days!

While some demonstrated being stiff-necked or rebellious by scorning and mocking the messengers who came, many humbled themselves. They came to Jerusalem with hearts both to obey the king's commandment and honor and worship the Lord.

Let us focus in on two thoughts: 1) The heart of great leadership will possess a desire to worship God and to direct others to do the same. 2) And while some will remain stiffnecked or rebellious, others will humble themselves not just to the leader’s calling, but more importantly, to God’s calling.

Let us ask ourselves two questions: 1) In what area of life am I “stiffnecked” or rebellious against God to not worship, live for, or serve Him? 2) What must I do to humble and surrender myself to God so that I worship Him - not only at special events, or on regular days of worship (Sunday), but all though the week?!

May God help us to humble ourselves, have, and retain Hezekiah’s same kind and level of desire to worship God daily!

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07/18/2026

THE CHRISTIAN AS AN ATHLETE....by Dante Antonucci

The Bible teaches that the Christian example is like a veteran athlete. We understand the instructions, regulations, and strategy of the sport. We have trained, prepared, and bettered ourselves over time. We exhibit skill, agility, and sportsmanship that effortlessly and efficiently translate into success. Our success depends not merely on playing the game, but on playing it well. Our success is both doing well when obstacles are absent and when our opponent impedes, outmaneuvers, or appears to be superior. Our success includes sporting a good performance and being a good sport throughout the game. While sports were individual competitions in the 1st century, today we also participate in them as team sports. And so, part of our objective is to maintain our individual responsibility and demonstrate ourselves as team players to help others gain the win. The win is not always about ME or YOU as the high scorer, the best defender, breaking records, or the MVP, but demonstrating an ethical performance from beginning to end that pleases Coach God.

Paul illustrates the Christian life as an athlete with great integrity. When he wrote Timothy, he said, “And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully” (2 Tim. 2:5). In other words, if you are going to receive the trophy, blue ribbon, or gold medal, “play by the rules.”

When Paul wrote the Corinthian church believers, he asked and instructed, “Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway” (1 Cor. 9:24-27). Paul coaches that competing in the Olympic sport of racing or boxing [or additionally, some other sport] is participating to win. Ensure you have trained well to play well within the required regulations. Both preparation and competing within the boundaries of the sport evidence Christian character. And while some play “dirty,” this is not the Christian example. We play to win with integrity and grace.

Paul also taught that the Greek Olympics illustrated the Christian character of preparation and competition, where only one person was crowned the winner. 2nd- and 3rd-place winners did not exist. Paul delineates specific parallels between the athlete and Christian character: 1) We must exercise a “temperate” will of self-control to rightly prepare (train, eat, and rest), and then participate well to win for the glory of the One we represent. For the Greeks, it was their hometown city-state. But as Christians, our win is for the glory of God. 2) We must run with exerting or agonizing energy. It is not just a game, but a game with a resilient purpose that represents God well. 3) As Christians, we must ensure our eyes are not only on the prize, but also on the best prize. The Greeks won a garland wreath that faded away, but as Christians, we should be looking forward to God’s reward, which never fades. 4) We must not compete aimlessly but with a purpose that includes determination and stamina to force discipline that performs well, even when those around us do not. 5) And we are to finish well, not as a disgrace to the sport, or to the Christianity God has chosen us.

Lastly, let us be able to say with the Apostle Paul, “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing” (2 Tim. 4:7,8).

07/11/2026

HYPOCRISY -- WHAT IT COMMUNICATES, AND DISROBING IT....by Dante Antonucci

Have you noticed that some who identify themselves as Christians talk filthily and use God’s name in vain, and at best, are questionable in their choices of entertainment, and almost always give God a backseat? To observe such behavior results in one of three conclusions (maybe more): Either it is a Christian norm and sanctioned by Scripture to act in such a loose or profane way, or this person is really not a Christian at all, or this person is a hypocrite to the teaching of the Bible.

The problem is that when a person humbly comes to God in genuine repentance and believing Christ’s shed blood and suffering paid for their sin, to which God justifies, forgives, adopts them as children, and gives a promise of eternal life, there is not an immediate change from looking like a dirty, spotted, filthy car that went through a detail shop to clean, polish, and make it look like new. Paul wrote to the Corinthian church (which had some deep moral, ethical, and doctrinal problems), “Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame” (1 Cor. 15:33-34). The first portion of Paul’s exhortation is likened to a Greek proverb, “Bad company good morals doth corrupt.” Meaning – bad influences will taint or spoil what should be godly behavior. The second half rebukes this kind of behavior, exhorts to extinguish sin, and speaks of it as a “shame.” His admonishment is to “Awake to righteousness,” that is, to live virtuously for God and in the eyes of society.

Let us understand that the Bible is clear: a person who is truly a Christian should live as if God has changed him inside and out. Consistency of virtue, holiness, good deeds, love, and many other characteristics are exhorted multiple times throughout God’s Word. Christians are commanded to grow in grace. This is a willing submission to the teaching of God’s Word motivated by the great love of God to save us from the bo***ge of sin, our ever-present guilt before Him, and His pending justice that awaited us.

Let us also deliberate and understand the 3 conclusions above: 1) Filthy, drunken, cursing, sinful pleasure living is not the norm of Bible instruction, nor a passive acceptance of it. 2) Sadly, many professing to identify as Christians are not – according to Bible teaching. As Peter said, “Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity” (Acts 8:22-23). 3) The Bible often rebukes and admonishes those who are Christians to turn from their sinful way of thinking, talking, and behaving. And the Bible does not admonish only against that which is overt and apparent, but also against the impression of impropriety or the guise of wickedness. Paul wrote, “Abstain from all appearance of evil” (1 Thes. 5:22).

Let us hear and heed the words of Paul to the Ephesians, “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them” (Eph. 2:10). Since God has made us new to be a trophy of His amazing grace, let us gloriously live for Him like the trophy He has made us and disrobe any hypocrisy that shrouds His glory!

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07/04/2026

THE VALUE OF FREEDOM....by Dante Antonucci

The price of freedom comes at great cost. And the maintenance of freedom is founded upon it. It is therefore required of Christians to “stand fast,” persevere, or persist on this foundational truth bestowed by the reconciling work of Christ through His atonement and resurrection. Paul wrote to the Christian church believers in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bo***ge” (Gal. 5:1).

It is important that we recognize that we did not persevere with Christ to obtain our spiritual liberty. Christ wholly achieved this liberty by His suffering for our sins. As Christians, we are beneficiaries of this achievement. And we are exhorted to “therefore” stand fast in this liberty Christ completed - for both those who have and those who will believe. It is a mockery of the Gospel for people to believe that they can achieve their OWN spiritual liberty. It is also a charade and contemptible to the Gospel for people to believe they participated with Christ to achieve this liberty. Mankind was not on Christ’s cross or on one next to him paying for their sins. We cannot! As it is true that some men were not in previous battles or wars to obtain victory with those who went on before them, neither did we nor any of humanity achieve spiritual freedom or participate with Christ in suffering on the cross to obtain the emancipation of our spirit, soul, and body from sin, guilt, condemnation, and justice to come.

So, what does it mean to “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free”? As already said, it means to recognize that only Christ achieved it. Secondly, it means we must identify with its values and tenets.

What is the value? It is to perceive, since our conversion to Christ via repentance and faith, the infinity and eternality of what Christ achieved for us as benefactors. We were once guilty before God, deserving of condemnation and awaiting God’s justice. But God released us from our debt because of Christ’s payment. “He paid a price we could not pay for a debt he did not owe!”

What are the tenets? We are to appreciate the value. And we are to exemplify the spiritual tenets of the freedom Christ purchased for us. We are to declare our freedom with joy. We must openly praise Him who freed us! And we will live and defend the valuable tenets of our release. Because of the reconciling work of Christ, we are no longer held as captives or in bo***ge to sin (Rom. 6:7,12,18). As a result, we are free to persistently live a moral life that pleases God and upholds that freedom to live a life of righteousness and godliness. Jesus exhorted us not to be weighed down with the cares of this life “but seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness” (Mt. 6:33). We are prisoners gloriously pardoned and have a new reason for life. We are to wear truth and righteousness (Eph. 6:14). We are to “let [our] conversation (lifestyle) be as it becometh the gospel of Christ” (Php. 1:27). And it means we will not be entangled with an old life of self-righteousness (Gal. 5:1b) or of a guilty sinful life of looseness and abominable living (1 Pt. 4:3). Rather, we will be “always abounding in the work of the Lord” (1 Cor. 15:58).”

Let us, as Christians, celebrate our freedom because of and in Christ. Let us defend the truth about how God released us. And let us live like free men! “… Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free (Jn. 8:32).

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