Promises for the Battle
Doug Knighton
Freedom #7—Freedom to Serve
Though I am free from all, I have enslaved myself to all that I might win the more. … I have become all things to all kinds of people … I do all this for the sake of the gospel so I might participate in it. 1 Corinthians 9:18–23 Cultural restraints do not bind Christians. … Continue reading
Freedom #6—Transforming Freedom
When someone turns to the Lord, the inability to see God’s glory is removed. The Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we each, with unveiled face beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory. 2 Corinthians … Continue reading
Freedom #5—Confident Freedom
Free yourself from the love of money, being content with what you have; for God has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,” Hebrews 13:5 God promises to be both sufficient for us and satisfying to us. If he weren’t, what difference would it make if he stayed with us? … Continue reading
Freedom #4—Fearless Freedom
What then shall we say to these truths of God’s sovereign work? We say, if God is for us, who is against us? Since he did not spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? Romans 8:31–32 The ability to … Continue reading
Freedom #3—Morally Free
I will put my law within them and I will write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they shall be my people. They will not need to teach each other to know Yahweh. From the least to the greatest, all of them will know me; and I will forgive their iniquity … Continue reading
Freedom #2b—Serving in Freedom
You were called to freedom, only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-centered action, but through love serve one another. Galatians 5:13 It is good to be free. Some we know think highly enough of freedom to invest a good portion of their lives securing and preserving it for others as well … Continue reading
Freedom #2—Loving Freedom
It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. … For you were called to freedom; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. Galatians 5:1, 13 Because we are … Continue reading
Freedom #1—Informed Freedom
In the gospel the Holy Spirit empowered Jesus to proclaim, he announced that God was bringing about liberty and freedom. By declaring that entry into the kingdom of God was available, he offered the freedom of a righteous community enjoying God’s providence. By absorbing God’s punishment for our sin, Jesus freed us from suffering its … Continue reading
I Was Just Thinking … About the Works of God’s Hands
The authors of Scripture insist that God works with a “mighty hand and an out stretched arm,” and that it is to our advantage to let our awareness of this truth affect how we live. For example, before imparting the behavioral code we know as the Ten Commandments, Yahweh reminds Israel that he is the … Continue reading
I Was Just Thinking … About the Gratitude of Faith
The Bible clearly teaches that thanksgiving is essential to prayer and fellowship with God. We should never draw near to God without expressing our thanks. “Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him, and bless his name” (Psalm 100:4). Thanksgiving should accompany all our prayer requests. “In everything by … Continue reading
Promises for the Battle 