By Dr. Kluane Spake

spake@mindspring.com; www.kluane.org

First and foremost we must acknowledge that TRUE Godly submission and servanthood are ultimate and eternal principles of a loving God. It’s only because of God’s mercy that we as believers have any rights, privileges, or claims to inheritance. So let’s agree to not fall into the contentious trap that would cause us to stumble in dissension. For surely beloved, it is the apprehension of TRUTH that carries us toward God— propelling us into the glorious end of this age.

Know my friend, that Jesus already paid the highest ransom for your freedom and equality. He made us all -- and that was “Good.” He died to set us all free. Now’s the time to grab hold of that promised freedom-in-Christ, a liberty not rooted at the expense of our family values, but birthed because of them. Godly freedom maintains honest and just values. Godly freedom never becomes license to live without structure or governmental authority. Rather, true freedom offers us the ability to choose to become all God intends us to be. The church doesn’t need a bunch of rebels, but a cooperating team of equals operating within diverse and distinct talents.