Hebrews 1:3 & Galatians 5:1
What have we been freed from…..and unto?
Condemnation: "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." - Romans 8:1
* Guilt: "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." - 1 John 1:9
* Fear: "For God gave us a Spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control." - 2 Timothy 1:7
* Shame: "For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from our sins." - Romans 3:23-24
* The power of sin: "For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin—" - Romans 6:6
* Death: "For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his." - Romans 6:5
* The law: "For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace." - Romans 6:14
* Worthlessness: "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light." - 1 Peter 2:9
* Hopelessness: "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." - Romans 15:13
* Eternal separation from God: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." - John 3:16
Pete continues the 'Being Radiant' series sharing from these passages of scripture and showing that we are to bring a Biblical, Kingdom hope to the world around us - we are hope filled, those that a filled with the hope of the Kingdom of Heaven. Our hope is found in Him, and Him alone.
“You will keep in]perfect and constant peace the one whose mind is steadfast [that is, committed and focused on You—in both [c]inclination and character], Because he trusts and takes refuge in You [with hope and confident expectation]. Isaiah26:3 (AMP)
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. Hebrews 1:3 NIV
Now may God, the fountain of hope, fill you to overflowing with uncontainable joy and perfect peace as you trust in him. And may the power of the Holy Spirit continually surround your life with his super-abundance until you radiate with hope! Romans 15:13 TPT