On Freedom in Christ
In our Epistle, Saint Paul speaks of our freedom. He says, “The Jerusalem above is free, and she is our Mother.” And he says at the end of the epistle, “Freedom in Christ as set us free.” In speaking of freedom, Paul means freedom from sin. He means freedom from sinful ways, sinful habits which are called passions. Paul means freedom from being a slave to sin, or a slave to the world. In the holy doctrine of Paul, when we are in Christ we are a new creation. In Christ the eyes of our heart see above the firmament into the heavenly places.
In Christ the dry land of our sinful existence, the…
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