This lesson examines the "freedom" that Paul mentions in Gal.5:1 and what it means in both spiritual and practical terms in a Christian's life.

1. Freedom in Christ
Mike Mazzalongo

2. It was for freedom that Christ set us free;
therefore keep standing firm and do not be
subject again to a yoke of slavery.
- Galatians 5:1

3. Q. What Freedom?

4. Q. What Freedom?
A. Freedom from the principle
of the Law.

5. • Law = God’s Law not Man’s Law
• Principle of Law = All of God’s commands.

6. The Law’s Effect:
1. It awakens sinful desire.

7. 7 What
shall we say then? Is the Law sin? May it
never be! On the contrary, I would not have come
to know sin except through the Law; for I would
not have known about coveting if the Law had
not said, “YOU SHALL NOT COVET.”
- Romans 7:7

8. 8 But
sin, taking opportunity through the
commandment, produced in me coveting of
9 I
every kind; for apart from the Law sin is dead.
was once alive apart from the Law; but when the
commandment came, sin became alive and I died;
- Romans 7:8-9

9. 10 and
this commandment, which was to result in
11 for
life, proved to result in death for me;
sin, taking an opportunity through the
commandment, deceived me and through it
killed me.
- Romans 7:10-11

10. The Law’s Effect:
1. It awakens sinful desire.
2.
It produces guilt.
18 For
I know that nothing good dwells in me, that
is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me,
but the doing of the good is not.
- Romans 7:18

11. The Law’s Effect:
1. It awakens sinful desire.
2. It produces guilt.
3.
It produces a sense of hopelessness.
24 Wretched
man that I am! Who will set me free
from the body of this death?
- Romans 7:24

12. 12 Therefore
do not let sin reign in your mortal
body so that you obey its lusts,
- Romans 6:12

13. 13 and
do not go on presenting the members of
your body to sin as instruments of
unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God
as those alive from the dead, and your members
14 For sin
as instruments of righteousness to God.
shall not be master over you, for you are not
under law but under grace.
- Romans 6:13-14

14. The more you know the Law the
more you are enslaved to sin.

15. When the Law is revealed…
• We are overcome by sin’s power
When God’s Grace is revealed…
• We are freed from the effects of the Law & the
power of sin.

16. • The Law of Commands is ruled by a judge.
• The Law of Grace is ruled by a loving Father.

17. 3 Steps in the Process of Change…
1.
The Law reveals sin.

18. How does this change
from Law to Grace take place?

19. 3 Steps in the Process of Change…
1. The Law reveals sin.
2.
The Word reveals the “Good
News”.

20. 3 Steps in the Process of Change…
1. The Law reveals sin.
2. The Word reveals the “Good News”.
3.
The resurrection confirms the
“Good News”.

21. • The Law of Commands imprisons us.
• The Law of Grace sets us free.

22. What are we free from?
A. Free from the power of sin.
• All sins forgiven
• Guarantee of righteousness
• Power to overcome sin

23. What are we free from?
A. Free from the power of sin.
B. Freedom from condemnation
8 Therefore there is now no condemnation for
those who are in Christ Jesus.
- Romans 8:1

24. What are we free for?
• Free to offer ourselves to God -Rom. 12:1-2
• Free to live honorably & love others -1Pet. 2:16-17
• Free to proclaim our freedom –Matt. 28:18-20