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only found in Christ alone. Only Jesus has the power and dle that stands in the way to that Life Jesus spoke of and
authority to set the captive free and to grant deliverance to has promised to those who will humble themselves and
those whose lives are ruined and hopeless. Jesus and Jesus admit their need of deliverance. A person must be honest
alone is the answer for the person whose life has become enough to admit that their life is in need of deliverance.
enslaved to bad habits, false ideas and Christless religion. Then and only then can the experience of salvation take
Jesus came to seek and to save (deliver) those which are place, in which we find complete freedom from the guilt
lost. He has gone to the greatest length possible, even to and penalty of sin. We also find the power in that new life
the giving of His very life, to secure the freedom that every to experience freedom from the power and bondage of sin.
honest humble soul longs for and seeks after. Salvation will be made complete, when we are at last de-
livered from the very presence of Sin.
Why then, is it true that Christianity, no longer has the ap-
peal that former generations found so compelling and so If today, you are living in bondage to anything or anybody,
desirable. Why do so many individuals, when presented the Jesus has the power and authority to declare you free and
privilege to be set free from the prison houses of this life, free indeed. If you are willing to surrender your life to
walk away and determine, that they would rather have their Him, your life will never be the same again. Admit you
bondage than to experience the freedom that Jesus so gra- are a sinner. Place your faith in His work on the cross and
ciously and so bountifully is willing to bestow upon them, confess Him to the world as your Lord and Savior. Start
without price and without merit. Does it seem reasonable a new life today. A life of freedom. A life of joy and con-
that a hurting, hopeless and helpless individual would walk tentment.
away from Him who alone holds the keys to unlock the
prisons that bind them? Why do men find it so difficult to Pastor Charles P. Locklear
give up their prison bars for the abundant life of freedom Bethany Christian Fellowship, Pembroke, NC
in Jesus Christ. Of course, there is some degree of pleasure Director, Morning Star Ministries, Box 220, Pembroke,
in sin. There are some who walk in such spiritual darkness NC 28372
they don’t even realize how bound they are. And of course, www.morningstar-ministries.com
human pride has become for many, that single biggest hur-
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