Eleutheria Ministries: Truths From God's Word

Philippians 3:20 (NLT) But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior. 1 Peter 2:9 (NLT) But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light. As believers it is important for us to understand that we are not citizens of this earth but our citizenship is in heaven.  According to 1 Peter 2:9, as Citizens of Heaven we have different roles/duties to fulfill.  Our first role is as a chosen people. God chose each of us to be citizens in His kingdom.  Before the world was formed God handpicked each of us. Ephesians 1:4 (NLT) Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.  We were not chosen because of our abilities or...

In Galatians, Paul writes about our freedom.  He describes how Christ’s death makes us free from fear and provides us with a lasting forgiveness and restoration through the knowledge that we are not just free on the day of our salvation, but our freedom is eternal.  When Jesus died and rose again, the payment he made was not temporary like the sacrifices offered to God in the Old Testament.  It was a one-time, total, and complete payment.    John 8:36, “So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.” If Jesus sacrifice provided for our total freedom why then are so many Christians walking around in chains?  Why are many believers walking around in prison garb?   For more than 400 years the Israelites had lived in slavery in Egypt.  400 years, think about that. If a generation is 40 years, they were in bondage for 10 generations.  Approximately every 40 years new parents gave birth in slavery...