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Freedom

13 Sunday Sep 2015

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Liberty Conjuntos
Give me liberty or give me death! These were the words of a freedom fighter of the last century. Today our world is full of the concept of liberty. Any suspicion of oppression, censorship, imposing rules, is reason to shake up the masses and demand freedom and liberty.

Everyone is talking about freedom and liberty, democracy and civil rights. There are large movements, women’s liberation; the liberation of oppressed races; the liberation of the youth; and even sexual freedom and the theology of liberation.

The desire for liberty and freedom is natural in the heart and conscience of mankind. No one has the right to oppress or enslave his neighbor. The only danger is to confuse freedom with irresponsibility; to seek personal satisfaction without serious commitment, without hard work and struggle.

If we are to talk about freedom, we must not confuse it with debauchery, corruption and dishonesty. We will only get real and complete freedom in all areas, when we start from an inner freedom. That is, when free ourselves of selfishness, wickedness, greed and evil.

Remember when Jesus said that if we obey his words we will become his followers and will know the truth. And the truth is: The truth will set us free!

Ildefonso Torres

Lack of Freedom

12 Wednesday Aug 2015

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Lack of Freedom
Today’s Reading: Ephesians 1:7
The word freedom reminds us about the tyranny of slavery, oppression and lack of human rights. It seems that every day hatred and contempt for human rights injustices of all kinds grow.

Tyranny deprives us of freedom. There are people who would rather die than not be free. In many of our countries we are free and do not suffer under the hand of tyranny. Our freedoms are guaranteed in the constitutions and laws of our countries. However, freedom needs to be defended and preserved. We need to beg God to preserve our freedom and spread it to all peoples.

As Christians, we must ask God to, not only free us from slavery and tyranny, but also of sin, because sin is a tyrant who enslaves all. God guarantees true freedom to all who offer their lives and hearts.

“… In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace” (Ephesians 1:7) Forgiveness liberates us!

When our hearts are full of pessimism, we must remind our fellow men in a world of tyranny and false freedom, that we must thank God for the freedom we enjoy in our country, although sometimes it is not complete.

Ildefonso Torres