“Most people interpret the concept of freedom as freedom to serve ourselves. Understandably, then, their motto becomes ‘Don’t tell me what to do.’ If anything that is good for my neighbor is an infringement upon my personal rights, we who have been indoctrinated by a worldly view of freedom suddenly start seeing our neighbor as our enemy. but, in the New Testament, we run headlong into a jarring truth: the world’s idea of liberty is the uncomfortable antithesis of Christ’s.”
Beth Moore & Melissa Moore, Now That Faith Has Come: A Study of Galatians. Houston, TX: Living Proof Ministries, 2020, page 198.
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Pastor Note #142: Violence & Cruelty in America: Who Is My Neighbor?
Pastor Note #134/Bible Note #55: Love of Jesus, Love of Neighbor
Pastor Note #94: Safety and Love of Neighbor — Risk and Following Jesus
Pastor Note #98: Hearing Our Neighbors’ Cry of Distress: A White Pastor Talks to his White Congregation about Race
Bible Note #37 — Deuteronomy 23:24-25: Provision for Neighbors in Need
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