25 December 2022
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Living in Freedom vs. Enslavement, Part 3 (TMF:1995)

Friday, December 30, 2022
Peace to Live By: Living in Freedom vs. Enslavement, Part 3 (TMF:1995) - Daniel Litton
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       Again, though, the only way a person can overcome guilt is to face it head on, analyze it, and then give it up, surrender it. Then we can live under the Law of Liberty as God wants us to. So, how does a person act who speaks and acts as living under the Law of Liberty? Well, the person does things based on what they want to do. If they want to help someone, they will. If they want to compliment them, they will. If we want to buy someone something or give them money, we do it out of a sense of freedom. You see, then, that these kinds of actions are no longer done from a motivation of guilt. Do you see now? Analyze how much you are doing out of a sense of guilt verses a sense of freedom. Then when it becomes time to respond to something as you normally do, out of guilt, go ahead and do the opposite. Then when the guilt comes to your mind to try to punish you, face it, and give it up, surrender it. Let the thoughts play out in your mind, but don’t react to them. They will eventually subside.

Living in Freedom vs. Enslavement, Part 2 (TMF:1994)

Thursday, December 29, 2022
Peace to Live By: Living in Freedom vs. Enslavement, Part 2 (TMF:1994) - Daniel Litton
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       God calls that which enslaves ‘sin.’ So, really, what we could do for better understanding is just do a “Replace All” in our Bibles of the word sin, and make it the word “Enslavements.” That actually sounds better, doesn’t it? Regardless, recognizing the fact that we are to be judged under the Law of Liberty, James then, at the beginning of the sentence, told us to speak and act in a corresponding way to this fact. So, I wouldn’t be speaking or acting from the Law of Guilt. If I am responding from guilt, it is because I am full of fear, anxiety. Guilt is tied to fear. We are guilty because we are afraid God isn’t pleased with us, or one of our fellow humans isn’t happy about something. So many things can be done out of guilt. People can help another move out of guilt, or give them a ride to the airport, or give them money, or not watch a football game, or not buy something, or pretty much whatever you can think of. Guilt can cause us to act weird.

Living in Freedom vs. Enslavement, Part 1 (TMF:1993)

Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Peace to Live By: Living in Freedom vs. Enslavement, Part 1 (TMF:1993) - Daniel Litton
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       Our next verse is, “So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty” (ESV). First and foremost, notice that we are to be judged under the Law of Liberty. James doesn’t say, “You will be judged under all the commandments.” Or, “You will be judged under the Laws of Right and Wrong, of Do’s and Don’ts.” The Word of God described as the Law of Liberty shows us that God wants us to live in freedom. Living in sin, or living in continual guilt, isn’t freedom. That’s enslavement. Isn’t true freedom, though, being able to choose to do whatever we want to do, whether God sees that as sin or not? Well, yes, of course. That was the original freedom he gave to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. That is the freedom we have as a new creations. God calls that which enslaves ‘sin.’ So, really, what we could do for better understanding is just do a “Replace All” in our Bibles of the word sin, and make it the word “Enslavements.”

It's Not Worth Going to Hell to Prove You're Right (TMF:SE32)

Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Peace to Live By: It's Not Worth Going to Hell to Prove You're Right (TMF:SE32) - Daniel Litton
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       Trust me; it’s not worth going to Hell to prove you are right, or because of what your friends might think. Please accept Jesus today, for both you and I have no idea how much longer we will be alive on this earth. Death could occur at anytime for us, and we want to make sure we are in right relationship with God today. If you would like to make the decision today to believe in Jesus for the forgiveness of your sins and gain eternal life, please follow my lead in this prayer: God, I am coming to you today to give my life over to you. I have been living my life my own way, under the power of Satan, but today I understand that I can gain real life in you. So, I want to accept Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross for me, on my behalf, and I do believe he really rose from the dead. Because of his resurrection, I now believe you will raise me from death in the future. Thank you, Father, for loving me and help me to become like you want me to be, a better person, more like Jesus. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

Let's Review the Good News of Jesus Christ (TMF:SE31)

Monday, December 26, 2022
Peace to Live By: Let's Review the Good News of Jesus Christ (TMF:SE31) - Daniel Litton
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       Let’s review the Good News of Jesus. Many of you have heard it over and over. We know that Jesus came to earth, some 2,000 years ago, as an infant. He grew up, living a perfect life, and he died on the cross, bearing the penalty for your sins and my sins. God put all of our sin on him so we would not have to go Hell in the future. That’s why Jesus was born into the world in the first place. God made a way for us to be guilt-free of everything wrong we’ve ever done against him, every commandment of his we’ve broken. He is a holy and righteous God, and he cannot let sin go unpunished. But God raised Jesus from death on the third day after his crucifixion, and now he is back in Heaven with God, the third realm of existence. Anyone who trusts in Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross for their sins will gain life now, and enter life for the future. Trust me; it’s not worth going to Hell to prove you are right, or because of what your friends might think.