Freedom, Diversity and Unity

"Vive Libre" is a statement I recently saw on a T-shirt as I walked past someone. It's a good message, so long as the freedom is the freedom to do good.

God the Son Jesus Christ wants us free to do good. John 8:32 Amplified Bible teaches us that truth and freedom go together: "And you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free."

In the beginning when the first man and woman choose a plan for their life that seemed good, but wasn't, one of the dynamics they set in place was they were no longer free to function as God designed them. The choice they made instead of giving them a better relationship with self and each other actually caused their relationships to deteriorate.

When Adam and Eve got along great with self and each other and were preparing positively to expand their family Genesis 2:25 Amplified Bible says, "And the man and his wife were both naked and were not embarrassed or ashamed in each other’s presence."

Without God living in us we do not have the person we need to empower us to grow in relationships of positive freedom with God, self and others. God wants us to experience this freedom. But by ourselves it's impossible. We need new life. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Amplified Bible says, "Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come!" When we receive God by faith, God the Father, God the Son Jesus Christ and God the Holy Ghost come to live inside us giving us new life, giving us the ability to function in freedom to do good.

God on the inside does not show up on the outside in full all at once. One reason God gave us the Bible is because He likes for us to chase Him something like we would when we are passionately in love with someone. We want to take the time to know everything about our loved one, and be our best self in relationship with our loved one.

Genesis 2:25 shows us that freedom to do good is diversity and unity: male and female, distinct yet harmonious. Please contact Michele and Rafael at email address michefrancesjackson@gmail to join our relationship group celebrating God's gift of freedom, diversity and unity in our relationships.