It’s hard to truly appreciate freedom unless… You’ve experienced bondage.

Freedom from bondage Most of us may not have experienced actual bondage: slavery, jail, kidnapping. But, a number of us have felt a type of bondage: Emotional Financial Relational

There is one bondage all of mankind has experienced: SIN Hebrew 2:14-18

The gospel and bondage Any Jew, when confronted with their true bondage, would recall: Their initial bondage to the Egyptians and God’s deliverance from it to the free land of promise. Exodus-Joshua Their later bondage (captivity) due to their sin with God’s deliverance from exile. The gospel message starts with bondage but ends in freedom. Gal 4:1-7

The problem: not all realize they’re in bondage to sin This was the case with some of the scribes and Pharisees. Jn 8 (v. 3, 12-13, 28-33) This is also true for the self-righteous of today.

“Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin. “The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son does remain forever. “So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.” John 8:34–36

“Go, sin no more” The woman who committed sin worthy of death but was delivered by the Son of God... had a new life to live in following Jesus. Jn 8:11 In like fashion we – who are “free indeed” must live a life consistent with that freedom in Christ. Gal 5:22-24; Rom 8:1-2