Changed By God To Make A Difference For God

Paul wrote the following to the churches in Galatia, "For freedom Christ has set us free" (Galatians 5.1). But what kind of freedom is Paul talking about? Freedom to sin? Freedom to do something else, or freedom from something else? And what does any of this have to do with the stern demands of Jesus found in our gospel lesson today? To understand the answer, you have to understand why God created his image-bearing creatures and became human on our behalf. Check out what Fr. Maney has to say about it all and see what you think. Lectionary texts for today are 2 Kings 2.1-2, 6-14; Psalm 77.1-2, 11-20; Galatians 5.1, 13-25; Luke 9.51-62.