Then Abrahamsaidto him, "Bewarethat you do not takemy sonbackthere!
The servantsaidto him, "Supposethe womanis not willingto followme to thisland;should I takeyour sonbackto the landfrom whereyou came?"
"But ifthe womanis not willingto followyou, then you will be freefrom thismy oath;onlydo not takemy sonbackthere."
It was for freedomthat Christset us free;thereforekeep standing firmand do not be subjectagainto a yokeof slavery.
But we are not of those who shrink backto destruction,but of those who have faithto the preservingof the soul.
By faithhe lived as an alienin the landof promise,as in a foreign[land], dwellingin tentswith Isaacand Jacob,fellow heirsof the samepromise;
