Jump to: Topical • ISBE • Webster's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Greek • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms • Resources Topical Bible Verses John 8:36If the Son therefore shall make you free, you shall be free indeed. Topicalbible.org Galatians 5:13 1 Peter 2:16 2 Corinthians 3:17 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1. (n.) The state of a free person; exemption from subjection to the will of another claiming ownership of the person or services; freedom; -- opposed to slavery, serfdom, bondage, or subjection.2. (n.) Freedom from imprisonment, bonds, or other restraint upon locomotion. 3. (n.) A privilege conferred by a superior power; permission granted; leave; as, liberty given to a child to play, or to a witness to leave a court, and the like. 4. (n.) Privilege; exemption; franchise; immunity enjoyed by prescription or by grant; as, the liberties of the commercial cities of Europe. 5. (n.) The place within which certain immunities are enjoyed, or jurisdiction is exercised. 6. (n.) A certain amount of freedom; permission to go freely within certain limits; also, the place or limits within which such freedom is exercised; as, the liberties of a prison. 7. (n.) A privilege or license in violation of the laws of etiquette or propriety; as, to permit, or take, a liberty. 8. (n.) The power of choice; freedom from necessity; freedom from compulsion or constraint in willing. 9. (n.) A curve or arch in a bit to afford room for the tongue of the horse. 10. (n.) Leave of absence; permission to go on shore. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia LIBERTYlib'-er-ti (deror, rachabh; eleutheria): The opposite of servitude or bondage, hence, applicable to captives or slaves set free from oppression (thus deror, Leviticus 25:10 Isaiah 61:1, etc.). Morally, the power which enslaves is sin (John 8:34), and liberty consists, not simply in external freedom, or in possession of the formal power of choice, but in deliverance from the darkening of the mind, the tyranny of sinful lusts and the enthrallment of the will, induced by a morally corrupt state. In a positive respect, it consists in the possession of holiness, with the will and ability to do what is right and good. Such liberty is possible only in a renewed condition of soul, and cannot exist apart from godliness. Even under the Old Testament godly men could boast of a measure of such liberty (Psalm 119:45, rachabh, "room," "breadth"), but it is the gospel of Christ which bestows it in its fullness, in giving a full and clear knowledge of God, discovering the way of forgiveness, supplying the highest motives to holiness and giving the Holy Spirit to destroy the power of sin and to quicken to righteousness. In implanting a new life in the soul, the gospel lifts the believer out of the sphere of external law, and gives him a sense of freedom in his new filial relation to God. Hence, the New Testament expressions about "the glorious liberty" of God's children (Romans 8:21 the King James Version; compare Galatians 2:4; Galatians 5:13, etc.), about liberty as resulting from the possession of the Spirit (2 Corinthians 3:17), about "the perfect law of liberty" (James 1:25). The instrument through which this liberty is imparted is "the truth" (John 8:32). Christians are earnestly warned not to presume upon, or abuse their liberty in Christ (Galatians 5:13 1 Peter 2:16). Greek 1657. eleutheria -- liberty, freedom ... liberty, freedom. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: eleutheria Phonetic Spelling: (el-yoo-ther-ee'-ah) Short Definition: freedom, liberty ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1657.htm - 7k 1849. exousia -- power to act, authority 649. apostello -- to send, send away 1658. eleutheros -- free, ie not a slave or not under restraint 859. aphesis -- dismissal, release, fig. pardon 425. anesis -- a loosening, relaxation 3083. lutron -- a ransom 630. apoluo -- to set free, release 2010. epitrepo -- to turn to, entrust, hence to permit Strong's Hebrew 1865. deror -- a flowing, free run, liberty... 1864, 1865. deror. 1866 . a flowing, free run, liberty. Transliteration: deror Phonetic Spelling: (der-ore') Short Definition: release. ... liberty, pure. ... /hebrew/1865.htm - 6k 7342. rachab -- wide, broad 2670. chophshi -- free 2668. chuphshah -- freedom 3468. yesha -- deliverance, rescue, salvation, safety, welfare 4800. merchab -- a broad or roomy place Library The Development of Religious Liberty in Connecticut The Limits of Liberty The Limits of Liberty Spiritual Liberty The Liberty of Obedience Set at Liberty. Concerning Christian Liberty Twentieth Day. Holiness and Liberty. The Charter of Gentile Liberty At Liberty Thesaurus Liberty (32 Occurrences)... 3. (n.) A privilege conferred by a superior power; permission granted; leave; as, liberty given to a child to play, or to a witness to leave a court, and the ... /l/liberty.htm - 20k Year (4027 Occurrences) Jubilee (25 Occurrences) Bondage (55 Occurrences) Release (61 Occurrences) Glorious (91 Occurrences) Adoption (5 Occurrences) Broad (113 Occurrences) Freedom (45 Occurrences) Free (454 Occurrences) Resources What does the Bible say about eating food/meat that has been sacrificed to idols? | GotQuestions.orgDoes God oppose religious freedom in the Old Testament? | GotQuestions.org What is libertinism? What is a libertine? | GotQuestions.org Liberty: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus Concordance Liberty (32 Occurrences)Luke 4:18 Acts 24:23 Acts 26:32 Acts 27:3 Acts 28:18 Romans 8:21 1 Corinthians 7:39 1 Corinthians 8:9 1 Corinthians 9:6 1 Corinthians 10:29 2 Corinthians 3:17 Galatians 2:4 Galatians 5:1 Galatians 5:13 Hebrews 2:15 Hebrews 13:23 James 1:25 James 2:12 1 Peter 2:16 2 Peter 2:19 Revelation 9:14 Revelation 9:15 Revelation 13:5 Revelation 20:3 Leviticus 25:10 Psalms 119:45 Isaiah 61:1 Jeremiah 34:8 Jeremiah 34:15 Jeremiah 34:16 Jeremiah 34:17 Ezekiel 46:17 Subtopics Christian Liberty is Freedom From: Bondage of Man Christian Liberty is Freedom From: Corruption Christian Liberty is Freedom From: Jewish Ordinances Christian Liberty is Freedom From: Sin Christian Liberty is Freedom From: The Curse of the Law Christian Liberty is Freedom From: The Fear of Death Christian Liberty is Freedom From: The Law Christian Liberty: Called the Glorious Liberty of the Children of God Christian Liberty: Conferred by Christ Christian Liberty: Conferred by God Christian Liberty: Conferred by the Holy Spirit Christian Liberty: Conferred: Through the Gospel Christian Liberty: Confirmed by Christ Christian Liberty: False Teachers: Abuse Christian Liberty: False Teachers: Promise, to Others Christian Liberty: False Teachers: Try to Destroy Christian Liberty: Proclaimed by Christ Christian Liberty: Saints are Called To Christian Liberty: Saints should Assert Christian Liberty: Saints should not Abuse Christian Liberty: Saints should not offend Others By Christian Liberty: Saints should Praise God For Christian Liberty: Saints should Stand Fast In Christian Liberty: Saints should Walk In Christian Liberty: The Gospel is the Law of Christian Liberty: The Service of Christ Is Christian Liberty: The Wicked, Devoid of Liberty: Proclaimed in the Year of Jubilee Related Terms |