"Liberty" is deliverance from captivity into freedom.

Christ Jesus the Son of God is the believer's Deliverer from this flesh. When the Holy Spirit creates a new spirit within the sinner, that new man, is born of Christ Jesus the second Adam. The Life of Christ in us makes us no more "alienated from the life of God." Therefore the believer is altogether a new man--not the natural but a spiritual man. In this new spirit we are brought to behold the person of Christ and what he has finished for us. Beholding Christ we believe what he teaches us--that we are totally freed from our sinful flesh. The flesh no longer has anything to do with who I am or with my acceptance before God.

• The law agrees with God that there is no charge against me because Christ put away the guilt of my sin by satisfying justice for me and Christ is my Righteousness. My "natural man" yet is full of sin and all I do is sin, but in the spirit I have been freed from all sin.
• Death agrees with God that it has no claim on me. Because when Christ died, I died. Hebrews 9:27:...it is appointed unto men once to die--I already died. My flesh will yet die, but the spirit created by Christ is life eternal--I have been freed from all death.
• The new spirit created within me by the Spirit of Christ agrees with God that I am free to enter into his presence, right now, and for all eternity but my flesh must return to the dust.
• When this old, corrupt, natural spirit of Adam dies, my flesh will die, but because Christ took upon him flesh and entered into glory in flesh, he shall raise me a new body to be with my new spirit. Job 19: 26: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:

So you see how this flesh has absolutely nothing to do with our liberty? Listen to scripture:

John 6:63: It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

Romans 8:8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

Romans 8:12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

Romans 13:14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. 3: For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 4: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5: Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

Galatians 3:3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?

Galatians 4:29 But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.

1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

As you will see in this message, by Timothy being circumcised, both Paul and Timothy show that they put no confidence in the flesh at all. But because many judge after the flesh--by appearance of whether or not a man lives by touch not, taste not, handle not--Paul knew that none would even give ear to the gospel if they were distracted by Timothy's flesh.

For example: If I were travelling to preach in a place that required their members to treat Sunday as if it were the Sabbath, I would tell those travelling with me not to ask the folks out to eat after the service because the people would completely disregard everything they had heard preached because they would be distracted by the flesh.

Some in our Lord's day rejected him because they looked on the outward appearance. The Lord said, Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man (John 8:15.) But those who have been born into Christ our Liberty say with Paul: Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more (2Co 5:16.)

Christ is Liberty. For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh (Philippians 3:3.)

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SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH Of Princeton, New Jersey

LOCATION & TELEPHONE
Rocky Hill Firehouse, 2nd floor
150 Washington Street, Rocky Hill, NJ, 08553
Pastor's Telephone: 615-513-4464

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Sunday 10 AM Bible Class
11 AM Morning Service
Thursday 7:00 PM Mid-week Service

For those who might like to visit us without missing their regular services, we welcome you to join us for our Thursday night mid-week service.