1. In Christ, We Are Free to Vote, Work, and Worship

    book
    11/03/20
    8 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    This new life is marked not by fear of death but hope in eternal life.
    In Christ, We Are Free to Vote, Work, and Worship

  2. Theses on How Christians in America Can Relate to Government

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    11/02/20
    15 mins
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    By Kyle G. Jones
    We subject ourselves to the governing authorities for the sake of our neighbor, that they might be protected from our sinful nature that seeks our advantage over theirs (and vice versa)
    Theses on How Christians in America Can Relate to Government

  3. Jesus is Bigger than Your Vote

    book
    11/02/20
    12 mins
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    By Ryan Couch
    You are free from allowing anyone to cast doubt on your salvation based upon your political preferences. And free from causing anyone else to question their faith due to what Christian convictions they may have to compromise to vote in one direction or the other.
    Jesus is Bigger than Your Vote

  4. How God Wants to Be Known By Us

    book
    10/29/20
    6 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    We need a God who acts for us, each of us in particular. We need a God who sticks to His Word that He will never abandon or forsake us.
    How God Wants to Be Known By Us

  5. Killing in the Name of

    book
    10/27/20
    7 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    God uses the fifth commandment to protect us from selfishness, prevent us from only thinking about our needs, and to drive us to Christ and our neighbors.
    Killing in the Name of

  6. Christian Freedom and Our Righteousness

    book
    10/21/20
    11 mins
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    By Pete Lange
    We now stand holy and blameless before our Heavenly Father as his own dear children, and we are set free to serve our neighbor in love.
    Christian Freedom and Our Righteousness

  7. God’s Aliens

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    10/21/20
    6 mins
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    By Brad Soenksen
    Christians are in a unique position to show the world something truly other-worldly. We are free from living in our world as if it contained all there is.
    God’s Aliens

  8. Christian Freedom and the Imagination

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    10/19/20
    10 mins
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    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    Christ crucified is at the heart of both our freedom from sin and death and our freedom to serve and love our neighbor.
    Christian Freedom and the Imagination

  9. Freedom For, Not From Our Neighbors

    book
    10/16/20
    9 mins
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    By Kyle G. Jones
    Our freedom as Christians is not a form of independence. Our freedom in Christ comes from our dependence on him.
    Freedom For, Not From Our Neighbors

  10. Freedom Under Attack

    book
    10/15/20
    12 mins
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    By Bob Hiller
    You who would be a law unto yourself, Christ is the gospel unto you, proclaiming you forgiven.
    Freedom Under Attack

  11. Luther's Doctrine on the Freedom of the Christian

    book
    10/14/20
    4 mins
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    By Adam Francisco
    This is an excerpt from Adam Francisco’s conclusion in “The Freedom of the Christian” written by Martin Luther and translated and edited by Adam Francisco (1517 Publishing, 2020). Pgs. 57-59.
    Luther's Doctrine on the Freedom of the Christian

  12. Christian Freedom, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Neighbor

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    10/09/20
    10 mins
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    By Dan van Voorhis
    Understanding that I am completely free in Christ allows me to read the injunction to “love my neighbor as myself” as a promise instead of a threat.
    Christian Freedom, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Neighbor
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