Freedom of choice

 

-Choice is not simply a function of PREFERENCE but also a necessity for LOVE-

 

1) The Beginning 

 

Gen 2:5-7 

Gen 2:15-19

Gen 3:1-7

 

“If you have not chosen the Kingdom first, in the end it will make no difference what you have chosen second” William Law

 

2) The Alternative 

 

Col 1:13&14 

 

Rom5:12

 

Gen 3:6

 

a) Good for food

b) Pleasant to the eyes

c) Desirable to make one wise

 

1Jn 2: 15-17

 

a) Lust of the flesh

b) Lust of the eyes

c) Pride of life

 

3) The Choice

 

Matt 4:1-11

 

Test 1 - Bread

 

Test 2 - Appearances

 

Test 3 - Power

 

Gen 6:10-16

 

Deut 8:1-3

 

“Humility is the ultimate standard of greatness in the Kingdom of God” Mike Bickle

 

1Jn 2:15

 

Our experience of FREEDOM is in direct correlation to our SUBMISSION to The King 

 

Mt 26:39