The Book of Liberty

Commit to the Flag: Pledge
Allegiance to the Flag
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the
United States of America, and to the
Republic for which it stands; one nation,
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
It is a commitment to liberty.

Declare the ideals of the
Declaration of Independence
“We hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created equal, that they
are endowed by their Creator with
certain unalienable Rights, that among
these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of
Happiness.”
It is a declaration of liberty.

Remember the men that
sacrificed to give us liberty.
The founders of our country.

John Adams - He died on July 4, 1826 (incidentally, within hours of the death of
Thos. Jefferson.) His final toast to the Fourth of July was "Independence
Forever!" Late in the afternoon of the Fourth of July, just hours after Jefferson
died at Monticello, Adams, unaware of that fact, is reported to have said,
"Thomas Jefferson survives."

Political and Civil Liberty
The Declaration of Independence is our
declarative document of political liberty.
Our Constitution is our legal document
guaranteeing our civil and political
liberty.
Our Flag is our symbol of civil and political
Liberty.

Political and civil liberties are
grounded in a greater liberty
• A universal need for liberty from the
human condition (Sin).
– The document declaring and securing this
liberty is the Bible.
– The symbol for this liberty is the Cross.

The liberty of the Nation is
dependent on religious liberty.
From George Washington’s farewell address:
“Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity,
religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would
that man claim the tribute of patriotism, who should labor to
subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest
props of the duties of men and citizens. The mere politician,
equally with the pious man, ought to respect and to cherish
them. A volume could not trace all their connections with private
and public felicity. Let it simply be asked: Where is the security
for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious
obligation desert the oaths which are the instruments of
investigation in courts of justice ? And let us with caution indulge
the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion.
Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education
on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both
forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion
of religious principle.”

Our true source of Liberty
I. The Bible is our declaration and
constitution for liberty.
II. Jesus is the Liberator.
III. Liberty from sin frees us for other
liberties.

A. It speaks of liberty from political
bondage.
1. The OT is about God liberating his people
from Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Greece,
etc.
2. It promises the liberation of Israel in the
future.
3. It promises the liberation of the nations.

B. It declares that we are all under Spiritual bondage.
Romans 3:9-18 9
What then? Are we better off? Certainly not, for we
have already charged that Jews and Greeks alike are all
under sin, 10
just as it is written: “There is no one righteous,
not even one, 11
there is no one who understands, there is
no one who seeks God. 12
All have turned away, together
they have become worthless; there is no one who shows
kindness, not even one.” 13
“Their throats are open graves,
they deceive with their tongues, the poison of asps is
under their lips.” 14
“Their mouths are full of cursing and
bitterness.” 15
“Their feet are swift to shed blood, 16
ruin and
misery are in their paths, 17
and the way of peace they have
not known.” 18
“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

C. It declares a Liberator from Sin.
John 8:31-36 (NET)
31
Then Jesus said to those Judeans who had
believed him, “If you continue to follow my teaching,
you are really my disciples 32
and you will know the
truth, and the truth will set you free.” 33
“We are
descendants of Abraham,” they replied, “and have
never been anyone’s slaves! How can you say, ‘You
will become free’?” 34
Jesus answered them, “I tell
you the solemn truth, everyone who practices sin is
a slave of sin. 35
The slave does not remain in the
family forever, but the son remains forever. 36
So if
the son sets you free, you will be really free.

D. It declares the means of liberation.
Romans 6:23 For the payoff of sin is death, but the gift of God is
eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 10:8-13 (NET)
8
But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth
and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we preach), 9
because if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and
believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you
will be saved. 10
For with the heart one believes and thus has
righteousness and with the mouth one confesses and thus has
salvation. 11
For the scripture says, “Everyone who believes in
him will not be put to shame.” 12
For there is no distinction
between the Jew and the Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of
all, who richly blesses all who call on him. 13
For everyone who
calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

A. Jesus was the prophesied liberator.
Luke 4:17-19 (NET)
17
and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was
given to him. He unrolled the scroll and
found the place where it was written, 18
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me to
proclaim good news to the poor. He
has sent me to proclaim release to the
captives and the regaining of sight to
the blind, to set free those who are
oppressed, 19
to proclaim the year of the
Lord’s favor.”

B. Jesus liberates us from the Law.
Galatians 4:1-7 1
Now I mean that the heir, as long as he is a
minor, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of
everything. 2
But he is under guardians and managers until the
date set by his father. 3
So also we, when we were minors,
were enslaved under the basic forces of the world. 4
But when
the appropriate time had come, God sent out his Son, born of
a woman, born under the law, 5
to redeem those who were
under the law, so that we may be adopted as sons with full
rights. 6
And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his
Son into our hearts, who calls “Abba! Father!” 7
So you are no
longer a slave but a son, and if you are a son, then you are
also an heir through God.
Galatians 5:1 (NET)
1
For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do
not be subject again to the yoke of slavery.

C. He provides liberty from
1. Sin - Romans 6:6-7 6
We know that our old man was
crucified with him so that the body of sin would no
longer dominate us, so that we would no longer be
enslaved to sin. 7
(For someone who has died has been
freed from sin.)
Romans 6:18-23 18
and having been freed from sin, you
became enslaved to righteousness. 19
(I am speaking in
human terms because of the weakness of your flesh.)
For just as you once presented your members as
slaves to impurity and lawlessness leading to more
lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves
to righteousness leading to sanctification. 20
For when
you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to
righteousness.

2. The fear of death - Hebrews 2:14-15 14
Therefore, since the children share in
flesh and blood, he likewise shared in
their humanity, so that through death he
could destroy the one who holds the
power of death (that is, the devil), 15
and
set free those who were held in slavery
all their lives by their fear of death.

3. The Law of Sin and death - Romans
8:1-2 1
There is therefore now no
condemnation for those who are in
Christ Jesus. 2
For the law of the life-
giving Spirit in Christ Jesus has set you
free from the law of sin and death.

4. Man - 1 Corinthians 9:19-22 19
For since I am
free from all I can make myself a slave to all,
in order to gain even more people. 20
To the
Jews I became like a Jew to gain the Jews. To
those under the law I became like one under
the law (though I myself am not under the law)
to gain those under the law. 21
To those free
from the law I became like one free from the
law (though I am not free from God’s law but
under the law of Christ) to gain those free from
the law. 22
To the weak I became weak in order
to gain the weak. I have become all things to
all people, so that by all means I may save
some.

II. Liberty from sin frees us for
other liberties.
A. This is where Liberation Theology of
South and Latin America and Black
Liberation Theology Ere. They deny the
human condition of sin. Christ is not
seen as a liberator from sin but from
oppression. The source of oppression
(Sin) is replaced by the effect
(oppression). Christ is not viewed as the
liberator of sin but of oppression.

II. Liberty from sin frees us for
other liberties.
B. Liberty from sin liberates from external oppression.
1. It liberates from the bondage of hate, bitterness and
prejudice that rule the hearts of men to oppress.
2. It liberates from the view of Superiority - For there is neither
Jew, Greek, Gentile, Male, Female.
3. It liberates from greed and covetousness that causes men to
take rather than give - Economic oppression.
4. It liberates from sexual bondage which causes men to view
others as an object lust rather than images of God.
5. It liberates from the stranglehold of Satan who blinds men's
hearts of the love of God and from their potential in God.
6. It liberates us to be an instrument of God for good works.

I pledge Allegiance
To my country and it’s ideals of political
and civil liberties for all.
To the US Constitution for it’s protection of
my liberties and protection from political
oppression.
To the Flag as a symbol of the sacrifice of
the founders of our nation and the
soldiers that give their lives for my
liberty.

But more so, I pledge Allegiance
To my Savior for Spiritual Liberty and the
forgiveness of sins.
To the Bible as the declaration and
constitution of my faith, guide for holy
living, and promise of
liberation/deliverance/salvation.
To the cross as a symbol of the sacrifice
Christ made to procure my liberty.

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