:In both Old and New Testament, freedom refers to liberation from slavery, whether in a socio-political -sense (like Joseph’s imprisonment, Gen. 39:20-23), a spiritual sense (Gal. 4:21-5:15), or with regard to our mortality (Heb. 2:15).

Given this context, or freedom – whether political or spiritual – depends on God’s initiative (Mic. 6:4; Rom. 8:2).  When Adam and Eve sinned, God came to them (Gen. 3:8) with the promise of freedom from sin’s curse (Gen. 3:15).

This promise was fulfilled when God sent His Son to be the Way to eternal freedom (Luke 4:18-19).  We do not have to be slaves of sin (John 8:34), for the Truth (that is, Christ) can make us free if we will accept the price of deliverance (John 8:31-32),  Paradoxically we are freed from sin’s bondage for a purpose: to the same time, free for service to Him and others (Gal. 5:13-14).  Ultimate freedom, that is, being ransomed from the slavery of sin, is vital to any understanding of redemption through the blood Christ (Rom. 6:15-23).