Given that everyone sins, then everyone is also a slave to sin. Jn 8:34 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. Let’s look at some of the synonyms again – choiceīut what of the Creator? What did He mean by liberty? The liberty definitions are close – but I suspect that given what we generally think of today is a bit different. freedom from captivity, confinement, or physical restraint: “The prisoner soon regained his liberty.” power or right of doing, thinking, speaking, etc., according to choice.Ĥ.
freedom from control, interference, obligation, restriction, hampering conditions, etc. freedom from external or foreign rule independence.ģ. freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control.Ģ. Here’s the first four definitions again –ġ. What did the writers of the Declaration of Independence have in mind? From what we know of them – I kind of doubt that they meant the eat, drink and be merry that we tend to think of today as our “right”. The life of eat, drink and be merry that we had in mind apparently isn’t what the Creator meant. Lk 12:21 “This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God.”
Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ Lk 12:20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Take life easy eat, drink and be merry.” ’ 19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. Lk 12:18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ Lk 12:16 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop.
Lk 12:14 Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” 15 Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Lk 12:13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” Like maybe there’s a difference between life while we’re here on earth – versus the life that we have afterwords. 26 What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? 27 For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done. 25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. Mt 16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. That sounds like some of the words above.īut before we get too excited, let’s keep going. Jesus came so that we may have life to the full. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. 9 I am the gate whoever enters through me will be saved. 8 All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. Jn 10:7 Therefore Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. This is all about enjoying life – having fun – having a good time.īut what of our Creator? What did He mean? If we look at some of the synonyms for the word life – I suspect we’re closer to what most people would consider life – activity I’m going to bet that few people think of “life” in those terms. OK – eternal life is there at number four. a corresponding state, existence, or principle of existence conceived of as belonging to the soul: “eternal life.” the animate existence or period of animate existence of an individual: “to risk one’s life a short life and a merry one.”Ĥ. the sum of the distinguishing phenomena of organisms, especially metabolism, growth, reproduction, and adaptation to environment.ģ. the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.Ģ. But I wonder – do they mean the same thing to us as they do to the Creator to whom we assign those words? Lifeġ. The Declaration of Independence does say the words above. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.īut just how “self-evident” are they? Maybe that depends on just who “self” is?
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