113 Bible verses about Freedom in Christ

Don't let anyone take away the freedom Jesus gave you. When Christ died for you, He wanted you to live a free life, as a child of God.

Jesus didn't go to the cross so you could live chained to things that hold you back. He did it so you could experience the joy of living in complete freedom, owing nothing to anyone but Him, who gave everything for you.

Galatians 5:1 says, "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free." So stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

Don't go back to the place Jesus rescued you from. Don't let your past condemn you after you've been justified before the throne of grace. Understand that you are completely free—free to worship, pray, and draw near to God. Don't let anything in this world enslave you, but walk in the freedom Christ has given you.

Don't take part in the works of darkness. Instead, guard your heart, stand firm, and don't let the world and its desires pull you back into doing what's wrong, drawing you away from the holiness without which no one will see God.

Those who live in freedom are called children of the light, because everything good dwells in them. But those who are in darkness are always led to do what is wrong.

The good news is you've been bought with a price—the precious blood of Jesus. And your new owner wants you to live from glory to glory and from victory to victory. In a nutshell, He’s telling you: live free.

Romans 8:1-2 says, "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death."

Guard your freedom. Guard your relationship with the Holy Spirit, and you will never again be a slave to the flesh and its desires.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus.For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made thee free from the law of sin and of death.

and being made free from sin, ye became servants of righteousness.

For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.\par

Now the Lord is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, {\i there} is liberty.

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, {\i it is} the gift of God;not of works, that no man should glory.

If therefore the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.}

and that because of the false brethren privily brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:to whom we gave place in the way of subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only {\i use} not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.

if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.

And I shall walk at liberty;\par\tab For I have sought thy precepts.

having blotted out the bond written in ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us: and he hath taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross;

Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus,by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;and {\i having} a great priest over the house of God;let us draw near with a true heart in fulness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience: and having our body washed with pure water,

The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening {\i of the prison} to them that are bound;

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous;\par\tab But Jehovah delivereth him out of them all.

For ye are all sons of God, through faith, in Christ Jesus.For as many of you as were baptized into Christ did put on Christ.There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one {\i man} in Christ Jesus.And if ye are Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, heirs according to promise.\par

as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.

Wherefore if any man is in Christ, {\i he is} a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, the new is come.

So then, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh:

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

But now being made free from sin and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end eternal life.

in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.

But he that looketh into the perfect law, the {\i law} of liberty, and {\i so} continueth, being not a hearer that forgetteth but a doer that worketh, this man shall be blessed in his doing.

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

{\cf6 {\b The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,\par\tab Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor:\par\tab He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives,\par\tab And recovering of sight to the blind,\par\tab To set at liberty them that are bruised,}

God setteth the solitary in families:\par\tab He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity;\par\tab But the rebellious dwell in a parched land.\par

O ye that love Jehovah, hate evil:\par\tab He preserveth the souls of his saints;\par\tab He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins:

Out of my distress I called upon Jehovah:\par\tab Jehovah answered me {\i and set me} in a large place.Jehovah is on my side; I will not fear:\par\tab What can man do unto me?

The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have {\i it} abundantly.

but thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.\par

{\b A Song of Ascents.}\par\par\tab When Jehovah brought back those that returned to Zion,\par\tab We were like unto them that dream.Then was our mouth filled with laughter,\par\tab And our tongue with singing:\par\tab Then said they among the nations,\par\tab Jehovah hath done great things for them.

And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved.\par

But far be it from me to glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world hath been crucified unto me, and I unto the world.

forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:

This is my comfort in my affliction;\par\tab For thy word hath quickened me.

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

For our citizenship is in heaven; whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

Let us therefore draw near with boldness unto the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help {\i us} in time of need.\par

for, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of Jehovah, and their righteousness which is of me, saith Jehovah.\par

For we through the Spirit by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing;\par\tab But righteousness delivereth from death.

My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

For how many soever be the promises of God, in him is the yea: wherefore also through him is the Amen, unto the glory of God through us.

Whither shall I go from thy Spirit?\par\tab Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there:\par\tab If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there.If I take the wings of the morning,\par\tab And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;Even there shall thy hand lead me,\par\tab And thy right hand shall hold me.

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, {\b I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.}

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him:\par\tab I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.He shall call upon me, and I will answer him;\par\tab I will be with him in trouble:\par\tab I will deliver him, and honor him.

and they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him unto his will.\par

Jesus saith unto him, {\cf6 I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

{\b For the Chief Musician. {\i A Psalm} of the sons of Korah; set to Alamoth. A Song.}\par\par\tab God is our refuge and strength,\par\tab A very present help in trouble.

knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers;but with precious blood, as of a lamb without spot, {\i even the blood} of Christ:

Thou wilt keep {\i him} in perfect peace, {\i whose} mind {\i is} stayed {\i on thee}; because he trusteth in thee.

The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul:\par\tab The testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple.

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.\par

who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father:

In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid;\par\tab What can man do unto me?

If ye died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, do ye subject yourselves to ordinances,Handle not, nor taste, nor touch(all which things are to perish with the using), after the precepts and doctrines of men?

The name of Jehovah is a strong tower;\par\tab The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

For whatsoever is begotten of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that hath overcome the world, {\i even} our faith.

Now that no man is justified by the law before God, is evident: for, {\b The righteous shall live by faith};

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.\par

For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

Him who knew no sin he made {\i to be} sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.\par

{\b For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.}\par\par\tab I waited patiently for Jehovah;\par\tab And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay;\par\tab And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God:\par\tab Many shall see it, and fear,\par\tab And shall trust in Jehovah.

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.\par

Thou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles,\par\tab Wilt quicken us again,\par\tab And wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth.Increase thou my greatness,\par\tab And turn again and comfort me.

The fear of man bringeth a snare;\par\tab But whoso putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be safe.

For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him.

Jehovah is nigh unto all them that call upon him,\par\tab To all that call upon him in truth.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, {\i which is} your spiritual service.

but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace have ye been saved),

Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and {\i that} the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

For thus said the Lord Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. And ye would not:

The God that girdeth me with strength,\par\tab And maketh my way perfect?He maketh my feet like hinds' {\i feet}:\par\tab And setteth me upon my high places.He teacheth my hands to war;\par\tab So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely give us all things?

In the way of righteousness is life;\par\tab And in the pathway thereof there is no death.\par

Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid.Neither do {\i men} light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it shineth unto all that are in the house.Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.\par

Wherefore, brethren, we are not children of a handmaid, but of the freewoman.\par

and through him to reconcile all things unto himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, {\i I say}, whether things upon the earth, or things in the heavens.

But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for {\i God's} own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

O Israel, hope in Jehovah;\par\tab For with Jehovah there is lovingkindness,\par\tab And with him is plenteous redemption.

In the multitude of my thoughts within me\par\tab Thy comforts delight my soul.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus.For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made thee free from the law of sin and of death.For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:that the ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

But now thus saith Jehovah that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee; I have called thee by thy name, thou art mine.When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress;\par\tab My God, in whom I trust.

These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.}\par

{\i we are} pressed on every side, yet not straitened; perplexed, yet not unto despair;pursued, yet not forsaken; smitten down, yet not destroyed;

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

Ye are of God, {\i my} little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.

Thou art my hiding-place and my shield:\par\tab I hope in thy word.

For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men, {\i himself} man, Christ Jesus,

For while we were yet weak, in due season Christ died for the ungodly.For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: for peradventure for the good man some one would even dare to die.But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Let thy hand be ready to help me;\par\tab For I have chosen thy precepts.

to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified.\par

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and {\b ye shall find rest unto your souls.}For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.}\par

Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of {\i our} faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave unto him the name which is above every name;that in the name of Jesus {\b every knee should bow,} of {\i things} in heaven and {\i things} on earth and {\i things} under the earth,and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.\par

For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;\par\tab My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge;\par\tab My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

Thou art my hiding-place; thou wilt preserve me from trouble;\par\tab Thou wilt compass me about with songs of deliverance. {\i Selah

But I am poor and needy;\par\tab {\i Yet} the Lord thinketh upon me:\par\tab Thou art my help and my deliverer;\par\tab Make no tarrying, O my God.\par

Jesus therefore said to those Jews that had believed him, {\cf6 If ye abide in my word, {\i then} are ye truly my disciples;and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.}

that the creation itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.

in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

having blotted out the bond written in ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us: and he hath taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross;having despoiled the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.\parLet no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a feast day or a new moon or a sabbath day:

he that doeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. To this end was the Son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

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