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It is hard to believe that we are on the precipice of celebrating another year of America’s birthday, a day in which Americans everywhere ignite the bane of dog’s existence to celebrate their freedoms. However, for many, they are living their lives in freedom by the world’s standard, but ensnared in sin compared against God’s standard. With this thought in mind, it brings to question: what exactly is freedom?

Merriam Webster has a definition of freedom that is worth consideration – the liberation from slavery or the power of another.  In John 8:34 Jesus tells the unbelieving...