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    The Freedom of Bondage
    The Freedom of Bondage
    The Freedom of Bondage
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    The Freedom of Bondage

    By F. Wayne Mac Leod

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    As a modern people, we value freedom. Often the freedom we claim, however, holds us in bondage.
    What is true freedom? Can true freedom ever be experienced outside of submission to God and His purpose?
    Does freedom imply a release from all authority and the right to do as we please?
    The Bible has some important things to say about true freedom. What we often consider to be freedom is actually a slavery to sin and its passions. Unrestrained liberty can never give us true freedom. Only in submission to God and His purpose can the freedom we were meant to experience become a reality.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherF. Wayne Mac Leod
    Release dateFeb 16, 2017
    ISBN9781370879038
    The Freedom of Bondage
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    F. Wayne Mac Leod

    F. Wayne Mac Leod was born in Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, Canada and received his education at Ontario Bible College, University of Waterloo and Ontario Theological Seminary. He was ordained at Hespeler Baptist Church, Cambridge, Ontario in 1991. He and his wife, Diane served as missionaries with the Africa Evangelical Fellowship (now merged with SIM) on the islands of Mauritius and Reunion in the Indian Ocean from 1985-1993 where he was involved in church development and leadership training. He is presently involved in a writing ministry and is a member of Action International Ministries.

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      The Freedom of Bondage - F. Wayne Mac Leod

      The Freedom of Bondage

      Experiencing True Freedom as a Servant of Christ

      F. Wayne Mac Leod

      Light To My Path Book Distribution

      Sydney Mines, N.S. CANADA B1V 1Y5

      The Freedom of Bondage

      Copyright © 2017 by F. Wayne Mac Leod

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission of the author.

      Smashword Edition, License Notices

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be resold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favourite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      Special thanks to proof reader:

      Diane Mac Leod

      Table of Contents

      Preface

      The Great Lie

      The Bondage of Unrestrained Freedom

      Created for God

      Created for Communion with God

      Chosen to Belong to God

      Freed from Sin, Self and the World

      Life Through Sacrifice

      The Greatness of Service

      The Freedom of Surrender

      Light To My Path Book Distribution

      Preface

      As modern people, we value freedom. Often the freedom we claim, however, holds us in bondage. Our freedom of speech has released a tidal wave of slander. Our freedom of religion has abolished prayers and Bible reading from schools. lest it be offensive to those of other religions. Our freedom of expression has produced a plague of immorality and confusion. By championing our rights and freedoms we have restricted ourselves.

      What is true freedom? Can true freedom ever be experienced outside of submission to God and His purpose? Does freedom imply a release from all authority and the right to do as we please?

      Scripture has some important things to say about true freedom. It shows us that the freedom God intended for us is found only in submission to Him and the purpose He has for our lives. The apostles boasted of being servants of Jesus because in this role of servanthood they found great delight and true freedom.

      What we often consider to be freedom is actually a slavery to sin and the passions of the flesh. Christ offers us another way. The goal of this study is to expose what we call freedom for what it really is and to reveal the teachings of Scripture about true freedom in Christ. I trust it will be a blessing to you.

      F. Wayne Mac Leod

      Chapter 1- The Great Lie

      Some time ago I noticed a license plate on the front of a car that said: He who dies with the most toys wins. In a nutshell, this statement captures the general philosophy of a

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