Freedom!

Have you seen that commercial where a man gives a little girl a brand new bike? She hops on, but before she can go anywhere, the man stops her and points to a small square drawn around the bike and says, "You can't take that bike out of the box." And the sad look on the little girl's face is heartbreaking.

Is that how you sometimes think of your faith? Like it promises great things, but it's complicated by a bunch of rules that makes life more of a pain than before. Here's what Paul says:

2 Corinthians 5:17-18 (New Living Translation)

17 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!

18 And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ.

Life in Christ is a life of freedom! And even more amazing, it's a gift! No strings attached!

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