I hear people use the excuse for rejecting Christ and salvation as being too restrictive. After all, there are all those “Thou shalt nots!”
Yes, it is true there are commandments we are to follow, they are the basic tenants to just being a good neighbor, family member, and member of society. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” is pretty basic, but covers all trespasses, both spiritually and socially. It covers everything from hurting another’s feelings to crime.
Becoming a Christian also leads one to a dependence on God. We learn, through trials and blessings, to lean on the eternal grace and strength of God. We also must accept His son Jesus Christ as the only path to righteousness back to the Father. But we have the freedom to reject it all, but at a terrible price, for there is a punishment for every transgression, just as there is a punishment in life for rejecting your earthly parents. Reject your earthly father or mother and the result is separation and hurt in the long run. Separation from God results in an eternal separation. That separation is called Hell.
Read about hell in the bible, see where our idea of fleshly freedom leads to eternal bondage!
There is a freedom one cannot express when one gives their life to Christ, a freedom and joy that surpasses all understanding, a freedom derived from knowing you have eternal life through Him in heaven forever! Happy Inner-Dependence Day!
