Independence
- from certain things, e.g., sin, the Law, death, and alien powers
- for certain things, e.g., righteousness, conformity to Jesus, and suffering
- resulting in a personal and life-giving experience of liberty
- upon Christ, who terminated humanity's enslavement through his death and resurrection
- upon the Spirit, who communicates Christ's life and purpose as a received divine gift rather than innate possibility
- with others, since liberty leads to service and can only be practically defined in relation to their needs
- with the world, since the universe itself will experience the liberty of transformation along with those who are Christ's
- giving liberty a social and cosmic, as well as personal and theocentric, dimension
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