The Slaves Have Been Set Free!
Spinnati
Many Christians have the same attitude that the freed slaves possessed after the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln delivered the Emancipation Proclamation Address on New Year’s Day in 1863, but it was not until December 18, 1865 that the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution was officially adopted, abolishing slavery in the United States. Even though the slaves in the South were legally freed, many continued to live as slaves!
Just think of the precious blood that was spilled to set those slaves free, yet many of them never left the plantations. Even more tragic is the precious blood that was given at Calvary to set people free spiritually and yet many Christians will not leave the Devil’s “plantation” of discouragement and defeat. When you talk to most Christians and ask them if they are a saint what do they say about themselves? “I’m just a sinner saved by grace.” No, you were a sinner saved by grace! If you are STILL in sin you need to repent. Remember Ephesians 1:1 was written to the faithful in Christ Jesus, not the unfaithful! Brothers and sisters if you are not faithful, you are not in Christ!