Genuine Freedom

[Mary Naeem]

H.G. Bishop Moussa Bishop of Youth




Genuine Freedom

Genuine freedom means I can say ‘No’ to sin. But first, it means the ability to discern and discriminate between the lean and the fat, the constructive and the destructive. Therefore, genuine freedom needs the following:

1- Enlightenment: with the light of Christ and the gospel and through the work of the Holy Spirit so that I can tell wrong from right.

2- Filling: When I am filled with the grace of Christ and the indwelling of the Spirit of God, I am able to despise the poisonous honey of sin. Therefore, the following are the keys to the life of young people:

a- “Test all things; hold fast what is good.” (1Thess. 5:21) This means being enlightened, possessing discrimination and discernment, and a sound assessment of consequences.

b- “A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb.” (Pr. 27:7) This means that spiritual filling and the indwelling of Christ imparts satisfaction and uplift so that a person loathes the noxious honey of sin.

And thus man can enjoy genuine freedom, a constructive disciplined freedom that builds him up in many ways:

Spiritually: through being filled with Christ, the church, and the Bible.
Intellectually: through reading, studying, contemplation, and sound thinking.
Psychologically: through the wise control of instincts, emotions, and habits.
Physically: through avoidance of cigarettes, drink, drugs, and an impure lifestyle.
Socially: through good relationships with all those around him.