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It's the 4th of July and there will be fireworks and there will be fires and there will be

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gunshots I suppose, hopefully not too many, and people will be hanging around drinking

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beer and stuff.

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And basically what people are doing is celebrating being free and some of the things that people

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do with their freedom is not freeing but rather addicting or trapping or creating struggles

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for themselves and for others.

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But freedom, real freedom is found in the truth.

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The Bible says, Jesus speaking, ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.

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Elsewhere in John 14, 6 Jesus said, I am the way and the truth and the life.

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Knowing Jesus, knowing more of Jesus, having Jesus be more in charge of their life, that

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is the true source of freedom.

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Being able to call God, Father, and He is your Father, that's true freedom.

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Being able to be called a child of God, that's freedom.

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The truth is, once you're truly free in Christ, you can do anything you want but what you

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want will be adjusted to be things that honor God.

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Someone may ask me, you know, because I'm in sin in this way, will I go to hell?

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Because I'm sinning in this way, will I go to hell?

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And the answer will be no, that's not why people go to hell.

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Sin separates, it's true, and brings death, that's true too, but people go to hell because

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they rejected Jesus Christ who is the truth.

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And if you reject the truth, you'll never be free.

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Jesus loves you, died for you, and wants to forgive sins and lead you into eternity with

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God.

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And I hope you're willing.

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Let the truth set you free.