Everybody works for someone. From the farm laborer to the corporate CEO, there is a reporting structure, a pecking order. Even for those who are independently wealthy, the laws of the land have ultimate control. Freedom must always be regarded within the context of the world around you. How we handle obedience determines how we experience freedom.
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That he existed is of little dispute. The most overwhelming evidence is found in the New Testament writings, a collection of eyewitness accounts and letters concerning him. The fact that these documents were hand-copied over 5,000 times and disseminated throughout the Roman Empire so quickly is short of amazing.
Who he was, and is, is an entirely different matter. Interpretation of those writings is open-ended and has been addressed by Biblical scholars and lay people for centuries. Many rely on the Greek texts of the earliest known copies; others consider the teachings of the early church fathers, like Origen and Augustine. Still others will simply accept the “truths” rendered by those with the right credentials, be they scholars, teachers or preachers, assured of the fact that God’s Holy Spirit has confirmed the truth in them.
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