Why Does Our Freedom In Christ Seem Scary?
So many Saints seek structure, regulations, generational and religious traditions. I used to! Being a type A personality, I tend to find structure and routine comforting. But there was always something nagging at me inside. I felt... trapped. Limited. Maybe even uninspired. I sensed something I couldn't quite put my finger on. Then I saw it... Galatians 5:1. And I can't unsee it. Nor would I want to. It is the thing I couldn't put my finger on but somehow innately knew was missing in all the structured ways I expressed my faith... "So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law." [Either to the letter, or to tradition as well.] It's as if our freedom in Christ is just too scary. Or maybe we think our imagination will fail us if we step outside the Christian norm and into unchartered ways of expressing our faith. There's nothing inherently wrong with tradition per se, but
