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What the Bible Says About Liberty, Christian

Overview

The Bible addresses liberty, christian across 16 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Leviticus and Galatians. Closely related themes include Emancipation, Jubilee, Abraham and Justification. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Abraham.

Key Bible verses about liberty, christian

Old Testament

Leviticus

Leviticus 25:10

And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.

Leviticus 25:11

A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed.

Leviticus 25:12

For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.

Leviticus 25:13

In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession.

Leviticus 25:14

And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another:

Leviticus 25:15

According to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee:

Leviticus 25:16

According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee.

Leviticus 25:17

Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God.

New Testament

Galatians

Galatians 4:3

Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: elements: or, rudiments

Galatians 4:4

But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

Galatians 4:5

To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

Galatians 4:22

For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid the other by a freewoman.

Galatians 4:23

But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.

Galatians 4:24

Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar. covenants: or, testaments Sinai: Gr. Sina

Galatians 4:25

For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children. answereth to: or, is in the same rank with

Galatians 4:26

But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

People in the Bible and liberty, christian

Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.

In the Bible dictionary

Studying liberty, christian for yourself

  • Begin with Leviticus 25:10, then read the passages below in canonical order.
  • Compare how Leviticus and Galatians each treat the theme.
  • Consider the lives of Abraham and how their stories intersect with it.
  • Widen the study to related themes: Emancipation, Jubilee, Abraham and Justification.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Bible say about liberty, christian?

The Bible addresses liberty, christian across 16 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Leviticus and Galatians. Closely related themes include Emancipation, Jubilee, Abraham and Justification. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Abraham.

How many Bible verses are about liberty, christian?

The Bible references liberty, christian in 16 verses (King James Version).

Where does the Bible first mention liberty, christian?

In canonical order, the first of these passages is Leviticus 25:10: “And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.”

Which people in the Bible are associated with liberty, christian?

Abraham.

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