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Romans 6:23 tells me that apart from intervention, our flawed and failing condition is terminal. “Jesus replied, ‘Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again” (John 3:3, NIV). What does this verse say to you, TB?

To me, this verse states that we are all flawed and we all fail to live up to our potential. “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23, NIV). What does this one say to you?

“… for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23, NIV). What does this verse say to you?

May I share some Scripture with you?

If what you are believing is not true, would you want to know?

If you died, where would you go?

Do you believe in heaven or hell?

To you, who is Jesus Christ?

Do you have any kind of spiritual beliefs, TB?

You are a veritable fountain of truth today, TB. Because all Christians are evangelists, there are myriad witnesses for Christ in the world today and in history.

Jesus’ announced His mission to liberate the oppressed in his inaugural address in the Nazareth synagogue (Luke 4:14-30). Luke-Acts chronicles Christ’ mission to the marginalized. In Capernaum, Jesus liberated a man in the synagogue who was possessed by a demon. He delivered Peter’s...

“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom” (2 Corinthians 3:17, NIV). Blessings, Friends. As always, you are appreciated!

Yes, the biblical perspective equates human philosophy with captivity (Colossians 2:8, NIV).

Thank you for sharing, DS. A biblical perspective of human philosophy is recorded in Colossians 2:8.

It would bless me to hear your liberation philosophy, DS. How do you define freedom? How is it realized and maintained?

Christ liberates completely and eternally.

Luke and Jesus reminded the assembled offspring of Israel that He and they were called to be a light for revelation to the Gentiles (Isaiah 42:6, 49:6; Luke 2:32; Acts 13:47, 26:23), even the Roman Gentiles who oppressed them and the Gentiles (Samaritans) whom they oppressed.

To the oppressed in the subject passage (poor, imprisoned, blind, widowed, chronically ill and Gentiles), Jesus proclaimed good news, freedom, recovery and the Lord’s favor (Luke 4:18-19, NIV). To the Jewish synagogue audience, Jesus told the truth: “Truly I tell you,‘ he continued, ‘no prophet...

We don’t know what we don’t know. That’s the nature of spiritual oppression, TB. It is rife with deception.

The means of liberation from spiritual oppression in the subject passage of this thread (Luke 4:14-30) was the effectual word of the Lord and Liberator of humankind. Here’s an effectual word of liberation for our times...