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Christian liberty, a profound theme within the New Testament, signifies the believer's freedom from the curse of the Law. This concept is rooted in the understanding that through Christ's redemptive work, Christians are liberated from the penalties and constraints imposed by the Mosaic Law.

The Curse of the Law

The "curse of the Law" refers to the penalties and judgments prescribed by the Mosaic Law for disobedience. The Law, given through Moses, was a covenant between God and Israel, outlining moral, ceremonial, and civil regulations. While the Law was holy and righteous, it also highlighted human sinfulness and the inability to achieve righteousness through human effort alone. As Paul writes in Galatians 3:10 , "All who rely on works of the Law are under a curse, for it is written: 'Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.'"

Christ's Redemptive Work

The New Testament reveals that Jesus Christ fulfilled the Law and bore its curse on behalf of humanity. Galatians 3:13 states, "Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: 'Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.'" Through His sacrificial death on the cross, Christ absorbed the curse, offering believers freedom from its demands and penalties.

Freedom in Christ

This freedom is not a license to sin but a call to live in the Spirit. Romans 8:1-2 declares, "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death." Believers are thus empowered to live righteously, not by adhering to the letter of the Law, but through the transformative work of the Holy Spirit.

The Role of the Law for Believers

While Christians are free from the curse of the Law, the moral principles of the Law continue to guide ethical living. The Law serves as a mirror, reflecting God's holiness and the believer's need for grace. Romans 7:6 explains, "But now, having died to what bound us, we have been released from the Law, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code."

Living in Liberty

Christian liberty calls believers to a life of love and service. Galatians 5:13 exhorts, "For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love." This liberty is characterized by a voluntary submission to Christ and a commitment to love others, fulfilling the Law's true intent.

In summary, Christian liberty is the freedom from the curse of the Law, achieved through Christ's atoning sacrifice. It empowers believers to live by the Spirit, embracing a life of righteousness, love, and service.

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Galatians 3:13
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree:
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Of Christian Liberty.
... for us." "Stand fast, therefore, in the liberty wherewith Christ ... of a higher order
than freedom from ceremonies. ... to bring back into the Christian Church those ...
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"That the Righteousness of the Law Might be Fulfilled in Us,"
... Many think it liberty to serve their lusts; and it ... I think a true Christian would
account the service of ... the servant of sin; therefore the freedom that Christ ...
/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/sermon xv that the righteousness.htm

"For the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus Hath Made Me ...
... These jointly help one another. Freedom from death will raise up a Christian's heart
to aspire to a freedom and liberty from sin, and again, freedom ...
/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/sermon ix for the law.htm

The Two Covenants --In Christian Experience
... law, freed from the law"about the freedom with which ... with pardon and the entrance
to the Christian life, the ... of the flesh." The Spirit gives liberty from the ...
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Twentieth Day. Holiness and Liberty.
... We must not limit it to being made free from the curse or punishment of sin. ... 4. This
liberty is in love. 'Ye were called for freedom; only use not your ...
/.../murray/holy in christ/twentieth day holiness and liberty.htm

The Negative Side
... of life to believers, they are at liberty to disregard ... the Law as a rule of his
Christian life, that is ... apostle refers...Dead to the Law means freedom from the ...
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The Original and the Actual Relation of Man to Law.
... universal and instinctive desire for freedom,"freedom from restraint ... and of the cleaving
curse involved in ... the service of God, the highest Christian liberty. ...
/.../shedd/sermons to the natural man/the original and the actual.htm

Spiritual Liberty
... Then, to conclude, you have the freedom of Jerusalem, the ... When a Christian dies,
he knows the open sesame ... the dominions of Jehovah; he has liberty to enter ...
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The Christian Described
... name labor to live in the savor and sense of thy freedom and liberty by Jesus ... this
matter; yea, so absolute that it is impossible for any Christian to do ...
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"Wash You, Make You Clean; Put Away the Evil of Your Doings from ...
... this is glad news,"a delivery and freedom proclaimed in ... That is not Christian ceasing,
which is that which ... of cessation, and this is true liberty,"when the ...
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