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Freedom That Gives Itself Away

Nov 19, 2025
Serving others is a key mark of true freedom. Explore how love stems from a heart filled with Christ’s fullness. Discover the dangers of letting the ego dictate choices and how love fulfills the law. Learn how self-love transforms into genuine interest in others’ happiness. John Piper provides practical ways to love radically, highlighting the consequences of failing to serve with love. Ultimately, freedom comes from understanding God’s love, empowering us to serve selflessly and joyfully.
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Freedom Calls For Loving Servitude

  • Christian freedom is a calling into freedom that requires two responses: avoid using it for the flesh and serve others through love.
  • Paul frames freedom as the foundation that should produce loving servitude, not self-indulgence.
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Fullness Produces Outgoing Love

  • Love flows from a fullness while the flesh seeks to fill an emptiness.
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Flesh Defined As An Enslaving Emptiness

  • 'Flesh' in Galatians refers to the ego that feels empty and uses resources to fill that void.
  • That fleshly striving enslaves people to futile desires instead of granting true freedom.
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