Freedom is only realized when we have the ability to reason. Is an insane person free, even though he does whatever he wants? No. He is a slave to his diseased mind. Is a drug addict free? No. He is a slave to his addiction. Is a young child free? No. He is a slave to his desires. It's not until he grows up and sees the choices and the reasons behind them, and he develops the self-control and will to choose that which is reasonable even when it contradicts his own urges and desires, that he is truly free. So is fallen man truly free?
God's law exposes our slavery to sin. That's why it is so hated. But Christ's gift freed us from that slavery, that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us. Only then are we truly free.
I guess the big problem is that so many people claim Christ who also disclaim and discredit God's law.
**I guess the big problem is that so many people claim Christ who also disclaim and discredit God's law.**
Very well articulated. You said it much better than I could have.