If you asked 100 people to tell you what they thought freedom was, it’s likely you’d get 100 different answers. As Christians we can be persuaded by all kinds of ideas about what freedom is or should be. But, how does God see freedom? As Christians, his thoughts on freedom are what should and must govern our lives. In Galatians 5:1a, Paul says, “For freedom Christ has set us free.” Our freedom was won by Christ’s work for us. It’s a freedom ‘from’ sin, ‘from’ self, and ‘from’ the influence of the evil forces. But God’s freedom is also ‘for’ something. God frees us to live the life he has designed for us. We are freed to love and serve others in righteousness. And we are told to remain in that freedom. What we have to guard ourselves against is that we do not return to any yoke of slavery again (Gal. 5:1b).