Libertas, the False god!

The statue of Liberty is a representation of Libertas, the ancient goddess of freedom. Sadly, freedom to do and be anything
America wants is being worshiped and has been since the beginning of this country. Like everything else in "Christian America," many pagan and false ideas have been worshiped while adding God to them to make us sound Christian.

Why do Americans love that statue so much? My guess is that Freedom has become their god, above Jesus Christ.

Those of us who are free in Christ are free in our Spirits even when we are imprisoned. Freedom for believers isn't about physical freedom; it is about Spiritual freedom that no one can take from us.

We have been set free from the guilt and power of sin because Christ lives in us. These are things we cannot see with our physical eyes but are seen by believers with Spiritual eyes.

Have you ever felt the sense that someone was "off" who claimed to be a Christian? Your Spirit was just not connecting with them; no matter how much they do that sounds Christian, you just had no bond or relationship with them?

Have you ever felt the sense that someone you are meeting for the first time connected with you so fully that you believed they must be a Christian, and later you found out they were?

I have experienced both of these things, and it is undeniable that when we meet with an authentic believer, the same Spirit that is in them is the One Who lives in us too.

I experience this much more rarely now than ever before because most people are living a superficial, feelings-oriented religion rather than an authentic walk with Christ.

Many came to the Christian church to marry someone or to join a club that made them feel better about themselves, but they have never had a born-again experience.

Matthew 7:21-23 "I Never Knew You
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’"

Sadly, many people in our day who attend churches are going to hear these frightening words, even those who don't think they pertain to them.

Luke 13:25-27 "After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’ Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’ And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’"

John 6:40 "For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”

Saying we believe is far different from having been transformed by Christ because of our brokenness, knowing we need a Savior and can do nothing ourselves that will gain us heaven.

Even the devil knows the Bible and will quote it out of context to justify His disobedience, while fostering this in others.

2 Corinthians 13:5-6 " 5 Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Can’t you see for yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you— unless you actually fail the test? 6 And I hope you will realize that we have not failed the test."

Examine yourself!!!! If you have trusted in Christ fully, you will not follow the traditions of men, but love the Word of God.