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Hello.
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I know I haven't released an episode in a while, so I'm very sorry.
00:00:05.200 --> 00:00:06.559
I've been pretty busy.
00:00:06.719 --> 00:00:09.439
But I'm back with a new episode in The Ready.
00:00:09.839 --> 00:00:11.599
So let's get into it.
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Freedom is a very interesting term.
00:00:14.480 --> 00:00:21.280
Certain parts of the world, such as the United States of America, have freedom, while others unfortunately do not.
00:00:21.519 --> 00:00:22.480
Or do they?
00:00:22.800 --> 00:00:24.879
Could there be worldwide freedom?
00:00:25.120 --> 00:00:27.760
If so, what type of freedom is global?
00:00:28.079 --> 00:00:40.479
Welcome to episode 14 of Talking About Topics, which is a podcast that discusses and compares thoughtful topics, usually in both Christian and Earthly viewpoints.
00:00:40.799 --> 00:00:45.039
This week's topic is freedom, which is debated constantly.
00:00:45.280 --> 00:00:46.479
Let's dive in.
00:00:46.799 --> 00:00:49.439
First viewpoint on freedom, earthly.
00:00:49.840 --> 00:00:54.159
Before the discussion, let's define freedom so we are on the same track.
00:00:54.479 --> 00:01:00.079
Freedom, according to Miriam Webster, is the quality or state of being free.
00:01:00.320 --> 00:01:08.879
Since that definition was useless since the word was in its own definition, let's define free, which is having liberty.
00:01:09.200 --> 00:01:10.319
Short and simple.
00:01:10.560 --> 00:01:14.640
Freedom is having the liberty to do, say, or believe anything.
00:01:14.879 --> 00:01:19.200
Now I believe that there are two main types of earthly freedom.
00:01:19.599 --> 00:01:22.959
They are political freedom and cultural freedom.
00:01:23.280 --> 00:01:29.040
First of all, political freedom is a freedom given by a form of government or the law.
00:01:29.280 --> 00:01:31.840
It's like I really wanted to steal something.
00:01:32.079 --> 00:01:35.599
I live in America and the law says I cannot steal.
00:01:36.239 --> 00:01:38.560
So I do not have the freedom to do that.
00:01:38.879 --> 00:01:42.079
Political freedom also ranges all throughout the world.
00:01:42.239 --> 00:01:43.599
Here's a fun fact.
00:01:43.920 --> 00:01:49.840
Being a Christian and publicly declaring your faith is illegal in over 50 countries.
00:01:50.079 --> 00:01:53.359
Laws and regulations change everywhere you go.
00:01:53.680 --> 00:01:58.000
The next type of freedom I would like to mention is cultural freedom.
00:01:58.239 --> 00:02:03.200
This is freedom that doesn't actually have anything to do with laws or regulations.
00:02:03.680 --> 00:02:06.480
It can be compared with unspoken rules.
00:02:06.719 --> 00:02:07.920
Here's an example.
00:02:08.240 --> 00:02:15.360
America has free speech, but if I were to racially insult someone, I'd be going home with a concussion.
00:02:15.680 --> 00:02:19.439
Technically, I do not have freedom to racially insult people.
00:02:19.759 --> 00:02:21.520
That is cultural freedom.
00:02:21.840 --> 00:02:27.199
It too also ranges everywhere you go, since there are many different cultures.
00:02:27.759 --> 00:02:35.280
In conclusion of the earthly viewpoint, freedom can be separated into two categories political and cultural.
00:02:35.520 --> 00:02:41.919
Political freedom is determined by the law, and cultural freedom is determined by a group of people.
00:02:42.879 --> 00:02:47.919
Second viewpoint on freedom Christian What does the Bible say about freedom?
00:02:48.080 --> 00:02:53.520
Well, it actually points out both types of earthly freedom and says something important.
00:02:54.159 --> 00:03:06.960
Acts five verses twenty six through thirty two in the Bible says The captain went with his temple guards and arrested the apostles, but without violence, for they were afraid the people would stone them.
00:03:07.199 --> 00:03:12.319
Then they brought the apostles before the high council, where the high priest confronted them.
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We gave you strict orders never again to teach in this man's name, he said.
00:03:18.159 --> 00:03:26.080
Instead you have filled all Jerusalem with your teaching about him, and you want to make us responsible for his death.
00:03:26.319 --> 00:03:32.159
But Peter and the apostles replied, We must obey God rather than any human authority.
00:03:32.639 --> 00:03:39.520
The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead after you killed him by hanging him on a cross.
00:03:39.840 --> 00:03:45.120
Then God put him in the place of honor at his right hand as prince and Savior.
00:03:45.599 --> 00:03:50.319
He did this so the people of Israel would repent of their sins and be forgiven.
00:03:50.639 --> 00:03:57.439
We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit who is given by God to those who obey him.
00:03:58.080 --> 00:04:04.560
For context, the apostles were thrown in jail for preaching God's word, and God freed them.
00:04:04.719 --> 00:04:09.439
Instead of them listening to the law, they decided to continue preaching.
00:04:09.759 --> 00:04:16.399
Then, while rebuking the Pharisees, they said that they are supposed to obey the Lord, as should we.
00:04:17.040 --> 00:04:21.920
Earthly wise, the apostles were not allowed to preach, they didn't have the freedom.
00:04:22.160 --> 00:04:24.720
Yet God gave them the freedom to do so.
00:04:25.040 --> 00:04:30.720
God given freedom such as this could be another type of freedom, which is biblical freedom.
00:04:30.959 --> 00:04:35.279
There are a special set of biblical laws called the Ten Commandments.
00:04:35.519 --> 00:04:38.319
Everyone on earth should strive to follow these.
00:04:38.560 --> 00:04:50.000
They can be found in Exodus twenty verses one through twenty one when Moses goes up onto the mountain to receive these commandments from God on two tablets of stone.
00:04:50.319 --> 00:04:56.480
Exodus twenty one through twenty one says, Then God gave the people all these instructions.
00:04:56.720 --> 00:05:03.519
I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery.
00:05:03.920 --> 00:05:07.040
You must not have any other god before me.
00:05:07.279 --> 00:05:16.079
You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind, or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth, or in the sea.
00:05:16.319 --> 00:05:25.839
You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous god who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods.
00:05:26.160 --> 00:05:29.120
I lay the sins of the parents upon their children.
00:05:29.360 --> 00:05:36.079
The entire family is affected, even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me.
00:05:36.319 --> 00:05:43.600
But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands.
00:05:44.000 --> 00:05:46.959
You must not misuse the name of the Lord your God.
00:05:47.199 --> 00:05:51.199
The Lord will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name.
00:05:51.439 --> 00:05:55.360
Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
00:05:55.680 --> 00:06:03.600
You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest, dedicated to the Lord your God.
00:06:04.000 --> 00:06:07.279
On that day no one in your households may do any work.
00:06:07.519 --> 00:06:15.920
This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your livestock, and any foreigners living among you.
00:06:16.240 --> 00:06:23.920
For in the sixth day the Lord made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them, but on the seventh day he rested.
00:06:24.240 --> 00:06:29.279
That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
00:06:29.920 --> 00:06:37.279
Honor your father and mother, then you will live a long full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
00:06:37.600 --> 00:06:45.759
You must not murder, you must not commit adultery, you must not steal, you must not testify falsely against your neighbor.
00:06:46.240 --> 00:06:56.959
You must not covet your neighbor's house, you must not cover your neighbor's wife, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor.
00:06:57.519 --> 00:07:08.959
When the people heard the thunder and the louse blast of the ram's horn, and when they saw the flashes of lightning and the smoke billowing from the mountain, they stood at a distance trembling with fear.
00:07:09.199 --> 00:07:16.800
And they said to Moses, You speak to us and we will listen, but don't let God speak directly to us, or we will die.
00:07:17.040 --> 00:07:25.439
Don't be afraid, Moses answered them, for God has come in this way to test you, and so that your fear of him will keep you from sinning.
00:07:25.759 --> 00:07:31.839
As the people stood in the distance, Moses approached the dark cloud where God was.
00:07:32.560 --> 00:07:35.040
There really is no explanation for this.
00:07:35.199 --> 00:07:37.120
Just try not to break these laws.
00:07:37.360 --> 00:07:42.079
Striving to obey God can really strengthen your relationship with Him.
00:07:42.399 --> 00:07:47.519
One final type of freedom I would like to discuss is spiritual freedom.
00:07:47.839 --> 00:07:51.920
See, guilt is when the Holy Spirit convicts us after we sin.
00:07:52.240 --> 00:07:55.279
If we ignore it, it could lead to a bad habit.
00:07:55.519 --> 00:08:01.920
Now when someone gives their life to Christ, they could fall back into these old habits after a long time.
00:08:02.319 --> 00:08:09.120
This is because of our human nature, which is always wanting to go back what pleases us, not the Lord.
00:08:09.680 --> 00:08:17.680
But obeying God and strengthening your relationship with Him and giving your life to Christ can break off the burden of sin.
00:08:18.000 --> 00:08:20.079
This is spiritual freedom.
00:08:20.399 --> 00:08:23.439
You no longer have to submit to the ways of the flesh.
00:08:23.680 --> 00:08:32.000
Psalm one hundred and forty six verses two through ten in the Bible says I will praise the Lord as long as I live.
00:08:32.240 --> 00:08:35.840
I will sing praises to my God with my dying breath.
00:08:36.080 --> 00:08:38.639
Don't put your confidence in powerful people.
00:08:38.799 --> 00:08:40.480
There's no help for ye there.
00:08:40.799 --> 00:08:45.600
When they breathe their last they return to the earth, and all their plans die with them.
00:08:45.840 --> 00:08:52.720
But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the Lord their God.
00:08:52.960 --> 00:08:56.639
He made heaven and earth, the sea and everything in them.
00:08:56.879 --> 00:09:02.799
He keeps every promise forever, he gives justice to the oppressed and food to the hungry.
00:09:03.039 --> 00:09:05.279
The Lord frees his prisoners.
00:09:05.600 --> 00:09:07.919
The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
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The Lord lifts up those who are weighed down.
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The Lord loves the godly.
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The Lord protects the foreigners among us.
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He cares for the orphans and widows, but he frustrates the plans of the wicked.
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The Lord will reign forever.
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He will be your God, O Jerusalem, throughout the generations.
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Praise the Lord.
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God cares about us.
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When we submit to the Lord, we are free from sin, and He is the one who frees us.
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It's very similar to the passage in Acts five that I mentioned earlier when some of the apostles were freed from prison and chose to declare the name of the Lord Jesus, just as we should do when we achieve spiritual freedom.
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In conclusion of the Christian viewpoint, the Bible tells us to obey Him in the worldly law, as long as the worldly law agrees with Scripture.
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Jesus offers us spiritual freedom through his death and resurrection, and by strengthening your relationship with God, you too, everyone on earth globally can be freed from your sins.
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There is no one who is exempt from this.
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Thank you for listening to episode 14 of Talking About Topics, which discussed freedom.
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Again, I am very sorry for being absent for three weeks.
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I have been super duper busy.
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With that, thank you for listening, and I'll see you in the next episode.
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Hello.
00:00:01.120 --> 00:00:05.040
I know I haven't released an episode in a while, so I'm very sorry.
00:00:05.200 --> 00:00:06.559
I've been pretty busy.
00:00:06.719 --> 00:00:09.439
But I'm back with a new episode in The Ready.
00:00:09.839 --> 00:00:11.599
So let's get into it.
00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:14.240
Freedom is a very interesting term.
00:00:14.480 --> 00:00:21.280
Certain parts of the world, such as the United States of America, have freedom, while others unfortunately do not.
00:00:21.519 --> 00:00:22.480
Or do they?
00:00:22.800 --> 00:00:24.879
Could there be worldwide freedom?
00:00:25.120 --> 00:00:27.760
If so, what type of freedom is global?
00:00:28.079 --> 00:00:40.479
Welcome to episode 14 of Talking About Topics, which is a podcast that discusses and compares thoughtful topics, usually in both Christian and Earthly viewpoints.
00:00:40.799 --> 00:00:45.039
This week's topic is freedom, which is debated constantly.
00:00:45.280 --> 00:00:46.479
Let's dive in.
00:00:46.799 --> 00:00:49.439
First viewpoint on freedom, earthly.
00:00:49.840 --> 00:00:54.159
Before the discussion, let's define freedom so we are on the same track.
00:00:54.479 --> 00:01:00.079
Freedom, according to Miriam Webster, is the quality or state of being free.
00:01:00.320 --> 00:01:08.879
Since that definition was useless since the word was in its own definition, let's define free, which is having liberty.
00:01:09.200 --> 00:01:10.319
Short and simple.
00:01:10.560 --> 00:01:14.640
Freedom is having the liberty to do, say, or believe anything.
00:01:14.879 --> 00:01:19.200
Now I believe that there are two main types of earthly freedom.
00:01:19.599 --> 00:01:22.959
They are political freedom and cultural freedom.
00:01:23.280 --> 00:01:29.040
First of all, political freedom is a freedom given by a form of government or the law.
00:01:29.280 --> 00:01:31.840
It's like I really wanted to steal something.
00:01:32.079 --> 00:01:35.599
I live in America and the law says I cannot steal.
00:01:36.239 --> 00:01:38.560
So I do not have the freedom to do that.
00:01:38.879 --> 00:01:42.079
Political freedom also ranges all throughout the world.
00:01:42.239 --> 00:01:43.599
Here's a fun fact.
00:01:43.920 --> 00:01:49.840
Being a Christian and publicly declaring your faith is illegal in over 50 countries.
00:01:50.079 --> 00:01:53.359
Laws and regulations change everywhere you go.
00:01:53.680 --> 00:01:58.000
The next type of freedom I would like to mention is cultural freedom.
00:01:58.239 --> 00:02:03.200
This is freedom that doesn't actually have anything to do with laws or regulations.
00:02:03.680 --> 00:02:06.480
It can be compared with unspoken rules.
00:02:06.719 --> 00:02:07.920
Here's an example.
00:02:08.240 --> 00:02:15.360
America has free speech, but if I were to racially insult someone, I'd be going home with a concussion.
00:02:15.680 --> 00:02:19.439
Technically, I do not have freedom to racially insult people.
00:02:19.759 --> 00:02:21.520
That is cultural freedom.
00:02:21.840 --> 00:02:27.199
It too also ranges everywhere you go, since there are many different cultures.
00:02:27.759 --> 00:02:35.280
In conclusion of the earthly viewpoint, freedom can be separated into two categories political and cultural.
00:02:35.520 --> 00:02:41.919
Political freedom is determined by the law, and cultural freedom is determined by a group of people.
00:02:42.879 --> 00:02:47.919
Second viewpoint on freedom Christian What does the Bible say about freedom?
00:02:48.080 --> 00:02:53.520
Well, it actually points out both types of earthly freedom and says something important.
00:02:54.159 --> 00:03:06.960
Acts five verses twenty six through thirty two in the Bible says The captain went with his temple guards and arrested the apostles, but without violence, for they were afraid the people would stone them.
00:03:07.199 --> 00:03:12.319
Then they brought the apostles before the high council, where the high priest confronted them.
00:03:12.639 --> 00:03:17.919
We gave you strict orders never again to teach in this man's name, he said.
00:03:18.159 --> 00:03:26.080
Instead you have filled all Jerusalem with your teaching about him, and you want to make us responsible for his death.
00:03:26.319 --> 00:03:32.159
But Peter and the apostles replied, We must obey God rather than any human authority.
00:03:32.639 --> 00:03:39.520
The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead after you killed him by hanging him on a cross.
00:03:39.840 --> 00:03:45.120
Then God put him in the place of honor at his right hand as prince and Savior.
00:03:45.599 --> 00:03:50.319
He did this so the people of Israel would repent of their sins and be forgiven.
00:03:50.639 --> 00:03:57.439
We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit who is given by God to those who obey him.
00:03:58.080 --> 00:04:04.560
For context, the apostles were thrown in jail for preaching God's word, and God freed them.
00:04:04.719 --> 00:04:09.439
Instead of them listening to the law, they decided to continue preaching.
00:04:09.759 --> 00:04:16.399
Then, while rebuking the Pharisees, they said that they are supposed to obey the Lord, as should we.
00:04:17.040 --> 00:04:21.920
Earthly wise, the apostles were not allowed to preach, they didn't have the freedom.
00:04:22.160 --> 00:04:24.720
Yet God gave them the freedom to do so.
00:04:25.040 --> 00:04:30.720
God given freedom such as this could be another type of freedom, which is biblical freedom.
00:04:30.959 --> 00:04:35.279
There are a special set of biblical laws called the Ten Commandments.
00:04:35.519 --> 00:04:38.319
Everyone on earth should strive to follow these.
00:04:38.560 --> 00:04:50.000
They can be found in Exodus twenty verses one through twenty one when Moses goes up onto the mountain to receive these commandments from God on two tablets of stone.
00:04:50.319 --> 00:04:56.480
Exodus twenty one through twenty one says, Then God gave the people all these instructions.
00:04:56.720 --> 00:05:03.519
I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery.
00:05:03.920 --> 00:05:07.040
You must not have any other god before me.
00:05:07.279 --> 00:05:16.079
You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind, or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth, or in the sea.
00:05:16.319 --> 00:05:25.839
You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous god who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods.
00:05:26.160 --> 00:05:29.120
I lay the sins of the parents upon their children.
00:05:29.360 --> 00:05:36.079
The entire family is affected, even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me.
00:05:36.319 --> 00:05:43.600
But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands.
00:05:44.000 --> 00:05:46.959
You must not misuse the name of the Lord your God.
00:05:47.199 --> 00:05:51.199
The Lord will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name.
00:05:51.439 --> 00:05:55.360
Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
00:05:55.680 --> 00:06:03.600
You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest, dedicated to the Lord your God.
00:06:04.000 --> 00:06:07.279
On that day no one in your households may do any work.
00:06:07.519 --> 00:06:15.920
This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your livestock, and any foreigners living among you.
00:06:16.240 --> 00:06:23.920
For in the sixth day the Lord made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them, but on the seventh day he rested.
00:06:24.240 --> 00:06:29.279
That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
00:06:29.920 --> 00:06:37.279
Honor your father and mother, then you will live a long full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
00:06:37.600 --> 00:06:45.759
You must not murder, you must not commit adultery, you must not steal, you must not testify falsely against your neighbor.
00:06:46.240 --> 00:06:56.959
You must not covet your neighbor's house, you must not cover your neighbor's wife, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor.
00:06:57.519 --> 00:07:08.959
When the people heard the thunder and the louse blast of the ram's horn, and when they saw the flashes of lightning and the smoke billowing from the mountain, they stood at a distance trembling with fear.
00:07:09.199 --> 00:07:16.800
And they said to Moses, You speak to us and we will listen, but don't let God speak directly to us, or we will die.
00:07:17.040 --> 00:07:25.439
Don't be afraid, Moses answered them, for God has come in this way to test you, and so that your fear of him will keep you from sinning.
00:07:25.759 --> 00:07:31.839
As the people stood in the distance, Moses approached the dark cloud where God was.
00:07:32.560 --> 00:07:35.040
There really is no explanation for this.
00:07:35.199 --> 00:07:37.120
Just try not to break these laws.
00:07:37.360 --> 00:07:42.079
Striving to obey God can really strengthen your relationship with Him.
00:07:42.399 --> 00:07:47.519
One final type of freedom I would like to discuss is spiritual freedom.
00:07:47.839 --> 00:07:51.920
See, guilt is when the Holy Spirit convicts us after we sin.
00:07:52.240 --> 00:07:55.279
If we ignore it, it could lead to a bad habit.
00:07:55.519 --> 00:08:01.920
Now when someone gives their life to Christ, they could fall back into these old habits after a long time.
00:08:02.319 --> 00:08:09.120
This is because of our human nature, which is always wanting to go back what pleases us, not the Lord.
00:08:09.680 --> 00:08:17.680
But obeying God and strengthening your relationship with Him and giving your life to Christ can break off the burden of sin.
00:08:18.000 --> 00:08:20.079
This is spiritual freedom.
00:08:20.399 --> 00:08:23.439
You no longer have to submit to the ways of the flesh.
00:08:23.680 --> 00:08:32.000
Psalm one hundred and forty six verses two through ten in the Bible says I will praise the Lord as long as I live.
00:08:32.240 --> 00:08:35.840
I will sing praises to my God with my dying breath.
00:08:36.080 --> 00:08:38.639
Don't put your confidence in powerful people.
00:08:38.799 --> 00:08:40.480
There's no help for ye there.
00:08:40.799 --> 00:08:45.600
When they breathe their last they return to the earth, and all their plans die with them.
00:08:45.840 --> 00:08:52.720
But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the Lord their God.
00:08:52.960 --> 00:08:56.639
He made heaven and earth, the sea and everything in them.
00:08:56.879 --> 00:09:02.799
He keeps every promise forever, he gives justice to the oppressed and food to the hungry.
00:09:03.039 --> 00:09:05.279
The Lord frees his prisoners.
00:09:05.600 --> 00:09:07.919
The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
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The Lord lifts up those who are weighed down.
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The Lord loves the godly.
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The Lord protects the foreigners among us.
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He cares for the orphans and widows, but he frustrates the plans of the wicked.
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The Lord will reign forever.
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He will be your God, O Jerusalem, throughout the generations.
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Praise the Lord.
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God cares about us.
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When we submit to the Lord, we are free from sin, and He is the one who frees us.
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It's very similar to the passage in Acts five that I mentioned earlier when some of the apostles were freed from prison and chose to declare the name of the Lord Jesus, just as we should do when we achieve spiritual freedom.
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In conclusion of the Christian viewpoint, the Bible tells us to obey Him in the worldly law, as long as the worldly law agrees with Scripture.
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Jesus offers us spiritual freedom through his death and resurrection, and by strengthening your relationship with God, you too, everyone on earth globally can be freed from your sins.
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There is no one who is exempt from this.
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Thank you for listening to episode 14 of Talking About Topics, which discussed freedom.
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If you genuinely enjoyed and if it was meaningful to you, please share it with others so that they can experience the same thing you did.
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And also share with people who you think may enjoy it more than you do.
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Everyone is welcome to this podcast.
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If you have any questions, critiques, comments, or topic ideas, or special Wednesday episode ideas, then just email my very obnoxiously long email talking about topics podcast at gmail.com.
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Again, I am very sorry for being absent for three weeks.
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I have been super duper busy.
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With that, thank you for listening, and I'll see you in the next episode.
