Liberdade: o que significa ser livre em Cristo

O que significa ser livre em Cristo

A verdadeira liberdade não é fazer tudo o que dá vontade, mas ser livre da culpa e do pecado por meio de Jesus. Quando Cristo transforma a sua caminhada, o passado perde o poder de condenar o seu presente.

1 In the freedom, then, with which Christ made you free—stand, and do not be held fast again by a yoke of servitude.(Galatians 5:1)

36 if then the Son may make you free, in reality you will be free.(John 8:36)

31 Jesus, therefore, said to the Jews who believed in Him, "If you may remain in My word, you are truly My disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free."(John 8:31,32)

Livres da condenação e do peso do passado

Carregar erros antigos esgota o coração, mas a graça de Deus encerra essa cobrança. Estar em Cristo significa que as suas falhas não dão a última palavra sobre quem você é.

1 There is, then, now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit; 2 for the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus set me free from the law of sin and of death;(Romans 8:1,2)

22 And now, having been freed from sin, and having become servants to God, you have your fruit—to sanctification, and the end continuous life;(Romans 6:22)

38 Let it therefore be known to you, men, brothers, that the forgiveness of sins is declared to you through this One, 39 and from all things in the Law of Moses from which you were not able to be declared righteous, everyone who is believing in this One is declared righteous;(Acts 13:38,39)

O Espírito Santo traz paz e acesso ao Pai

Onde o Espírito de Deus está, o medo e o peso religioso perdem força. Você recebe abertura para conversar com Deus em qualquer momento do dia, exatamente como você está.

17 And the LORD is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the LORD [is], there [is] liberty;(2 Corinthians 3:17)

12 in whom we have the freedom and the access in confidence through the faith of Him,(Ephesians 3:12)

18 "The Spirit of the LORD [is] on Me, || Because He anointed Me || To proclaim good news to the poor, || Sent Me to heal the broken of heart, || To proclaim to captives deliverance, || And to blind receiving of sight, || To send the bruised away with deliverance,(Luke 4:18)

Liberdade para servir, não para tropeçar

Ser livre na fé não é desculpa para se descuidar ou machucar os outros. A liberdade que Jesus dá ensina a fazer escolhas com discernimento e a colocar a vida a serviço do próximo.

13 For you were called to freedom, brothers, only the freedom [is] not for an occasion to the flesh, but serve one another through the love,(Galatians 5:13)

12 All things are lawful to me, but all things are not profitable; all things are lawful to me, but I will not be under authority by any;(1 Corinthians 6:12)

16 as free, and not having freedom as the cloak of evil, but as servants of God;(1 Peter 2:16)

25 but he who looked into [the] perfect law—that of liberty, and continued there, not becoming a forgetful hearer, but a doer of work—this one will be blessed in his doing.(James 1:25)

O alívio de quem caminha com Deus

Andar nos caminhos do Senhor não aperta a vida; tira a bagagem desnecessária da alma e devolve a paz no meio das lutas comuns de cada dia.

45 And I habitually walk in a broad place, || For I have sought Your precepts.(Psalms 119:45)

19 Many [are] the afflictions of the righteous, || YHWH delivers him out of them all.(Psalms 34:19)

6 God—causing the lonely to dwell at home, || Bringing out bound ones into prosperity, || Only—the stubborn have inhabited a dry place.(Psalms 68:6)