Our Freedom Allows Us To Serve All

For you, brethren, were [indeed] called to freedom; only [do not let your] freedom be an incentive to your flesh and an opportunity or excuse [for selfishness], but through love you should serve one another. Galatians 5:13

The great Truth for us is that our freedom and love are both directly from Jesus, John 17:26. Jesus is our Shepherd, He is our Head, and He is our Vine, John 15. Jesus will never allow us to lose anything or stray from the Truth. He will not allow one of His body parts to act alone or lose anything!  

And this is the will of Him Who sent Me, that I should not lose any of all that He has given Me, but that I should give new life and raise [them all] up at the last day. John 6:39

Jesus ever lives to intercede for us and because He does, we are saved to the uttermost.

Therefore He is able also to save to the uttermost (completely, perfectly, finally, and for all time and eternity) those who come to God through Him, since He is always living to make petition to God and intercede with Him and intervene for them. Hebrews 7:25

For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable. [He never withdraws them when once they are given, and He does not change His mind about those to whom He gives His grace or to whom He sends His call.] Romans 11:29

Because of Jesus we are saved completely, perfectly, finally, and for all time to the uttermost. Jesus is responsible to insure that our freedom never stops our Father’s love and power from serving the world. Our freedom in Christ will never insnare us or hinder us! Our Head eternally lives to intercede for others and our Head insures that His body does too. 

Another great Truth about our freedom is that it will never be taken from us and none of us will ever be lost. Our freedom also comes with a peace that passes all understanding. Which means that we may not understand all of our Father’s plans and we may not be able to quote all of His Truth’s, but we know beyond any shadow of a doubt that through Christ we are eternally free.

This freedom removes us from all condemnation: condemnation for ourselves and condemnation for others, Romans 8:1. Our freedom allows us to love all, even our enemies. 

But love your enemies and be kind and do good [doing favors so that someone derives benefit from them] and lend, expecting and hoping for nothing in return but considering nothing as lost and despairing of no one; and then your recompense (your reward) will be great (rich, strong, intense, and abundant), and you will be sons of the Most High, for He is kind and charitable and good to the ungrateful and the selfish and wicked. Luke 6:35