Man has searched diligently for the most sought after ideal in history – freedom – yet has never attained it. Why after violent protests, revolutions, struggles, civil and world wars can this elusive quality not be found? They continue to fight for it, but do they really understand it?
Biblically, this is also a major issue. The Apostle Peter talked about freedom to those whose idea of it was in error:
“They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption; for whatever overcomes a man, to that he is enslaved (II Pet. 2:19).
That may be a strange verse to some, but it makes perfect sense when examined through the lens of God’s wisdom. Take alcohol or drug abuse. Both have staggering price tags, socially and economically. Billions are spent each year to cover health care and welfare services for these problems. Work productivity plummets, divorce rates climb and crime, automobile accidents injuries, depression and suicide skyrocket. (more…)
The Apple Of God's Eye 