1.0Raven’s Writing Deskhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/ravenswritingdeskBenjamin Raven Pressleyhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/ravenswritingdesk/author/rpressley/Saved But Not Freerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="vE2lnRQTzH"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/ravenswritingdesk/2024/05/saved-but-not-free/">Saved But Not Free</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/ravenswritingdesk/2024/05/saved-but-not-free/embed/#?secret=vE2lnRQTzH" width="600" height="338" title="“Saved But Not Free” — Raven’s Writing Desk" data-secret="vE2lnRQTzH" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/2216/2024/05/free-indeed-Flickr.jpg640640John 8:36 says, “If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”    So why aren’t we? Let’s just be honest.  There are Christian people walking around knowing that the Word says they are free but they are still bound by some things. They go to church, they are saved but they just aren’t free. I want to talk about how to move what the Word of God says into the realm where we live.