4 Take Aways from A Christian’s Guide to Freedom (Reformation
Weekend)
Take Away #1: Americans tend to root their freedom in rugged individualism. This, at times, can lead to conflicts between the individual and the common good of all.
Take Away #2: The Reformer, Martin Luther, roots freedom in the Cross of Jesus. Through the happy exchange on the Cross, Jesus exchanged our sin with his forgiveness, setting us free from having to save ourselves.
You, Lord Jesus, are my righteousness, but I am your sin. You have taken upon yourself what is mine and have given to me what is yours. You have taken upon yourself what you were not and have given to me what I was not.—Martin Luther
Take Away #3: The ultimate expression of freedom is found in serving others.
A Christian is a perfectly free person of all, subject to none. A Christian is a perfectly dutiful servant of all, subject of all, subject to all.—Martin Luther
Take Away #4: When Jesus sets you free…you are free indeed. You are free because you are loved. You are free because you are forgiven. You are free because you are a beloved child of God. And you are free to love your neighbors as Jesus loves them.
