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2 Peter 2:19

First Nations Version

They promise them freedom, but they are themselves slaves to evil desires, for people are slaves to whatever controls them.

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“I speak truth from my heart,” he answered them. “All who walk in the broken ways of this world become slaves to their bad hearts.


But you, my sacred family members, have been called to walk in freedom. Do not use this freedom to walk in weak and broken human ways. Instead, walk in love and serve each other.


Do this as a people who have been set free, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil ways. Instead, walk out your freedom as willing servants of the Great Spirit.


The Chosen One set us free so that we can remain free, so stand firm and do not let anyone rope you into being slaves again.


For it was not that long ago that we were also foolish and misled rebels who let our evil desires rule over us. Some of us were even bad-hearted, jealous troublemakers, hated by others and hating each other.


Then they will come to their senses and escape the trap of the evil trickster, who held them captive to serve his purposes.


What would happen to those who, after being set free from the shameful ways of the world through knowing our Honored Chief and Sacred Deliverer, Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One, were to be overcome by these ways and to choose to walk once again on that bad path? If that happened, they would be in a worse place than they were at first.


Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and so overpowered them that they ran from the house naked, bruised, and bleeding.


He has given us promises full of honor and beauty so that through them we may share the sacred nature that belongs to him and, through these promises, be set free from the evil desires that corrupt this world.





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