Once I was bound by sin’s galling fetters

This morning, a few sisters and I were sharing about some things that still trouble us now and then from our old manner of life (Eph 4:22-24) and this wonderful hymn came to mind to proclaim with joy ! Hallelujah for our glorious Emancipator who breaks all the fetters !!

THE LORD’S DEATH SOLVING
THE PROBLEM OF SIN,
AND HIS LIFE SOLVING
THE PROBLEM OF DEATH

The Lord Jesus died on the cross for you, bearing your sins. Furthermore, He became the Spirit to enter into you to be your life and live in you. Your life is weak, and your nature is corrupt. Without the Lord entering into you, you may be able to act in a good way for a short time, but you will not be able to do this continually. You may be able to endure for three minutes, but you cannot endure for three days, because your life is corrupt. Hence, you truly need the Lord Jesus to solve your problem of sin and death.

Your problem of sin is solved by the death of the Lord Jesus on the cross; your problem of death is solved by the Lord Jesus entering into you to be your life and to live in you. He died for you to deal with your problem of sin, and He can live in you to solve your problem of death. As a sinner, you need the Lord Jesus to die for you, and as a weak and dead person, you need the Lord Jesus to live in you. His death deals with your sin, and His life deals with your death. He is such a Savior; He died for you, and He wants to live in you. He is a wonderful Savior. He not only died on the cross to deal with your sins; He also desires to enter into you to live in you. This will release you from death to be a person who is strong, full of life and power, and able to please God. Hymns, #310 speaks of this reality, saying, “Glorious freedom, wonderful freedom, / No more in chains of sin I repine! / Jesus the glorious Emancipator, / Now and forever He shall be mine. ”

Gospel Messages
Chapter 3 (LSM)
CWWL, 1966, vol. 3

ONLY THE LORD JESUS BEING
ABLE TO FORGIVE SINS AND TO
SAVE MAN FROM SIN AND DEATH

Only the Lord Jesus can forgive sins and save man from sin and death. The Lord Jesus’ not condemning man’s sins is His forgiving of man’s sins. He is the righteous God, who can condemn man’s sins according to His righteousness, but He bore man’s sins on the cross, suffered the penalty of death on man’s behalf, and satisfied the requirement of God’s righteousness. Therefore, He, and He alone, can forgive man’s sins.

THE LORD JESUS BEING THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

The Lord Jesus is the light of the world. Before the Lord Jesus said that He is the I Am, He said, “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12). His being the light of the world is related to man’s sin. John 8 is concerning the need of the sinful and how the Lord Jesus meets this need to save man from sin. The Lord Jesus saves man from sin by being light, because all who are in sin are in darkness. Darkness has blinded man so that he cannot see the defilement and dreadfulness of sin. Hence, man cannot and will not come out of sin.

HOW TO BE SAVED BY THE LORD JESUS

How can you be saved by the Lord Jesus? It is very simple. There are only three steps.

You must confess that you are sinful. You are a sinful person who should be condemned to perish.

You must believe in the Lord Jesus as the I Am. He is Jehovah who has a relationship with man and who wants to be man’s everything. He is God, and He is the Savior who has come to be your life. He shed His blood and died on the cross on your behalf so that your sins might be forgiven. Now He wants to enter into you to be your life, your light of life, in order to inwardly illuminate you. When you believe in Him and receive Him, you will be saved by Him from sin.

From the moment that you believe in the Lord Jesus, you should follow Him. He said, “He who follows Me shall by no means walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life” (John 8:12). Therefore, after you believe in the Lord Jesus, you still must follow Him. The succeeding verses explain that to follow Him is to keep His word, to accept His truth. This means that you should hear and obey His inward speaking and that you should receive the direction and leading that the light of life gives you in all things. In this way your sins will be forgiven, and the light of life will illuminate your life, dispel your darkness, and rescue you from sin. Then you will live in His life, and you will be saved from sin and death.

Changing Death into Life
Chapter 7 (LSM)
CWWL, 1950–1951, vol. 3

Thank you Jesus for Glorious Freedom wonderful freedom I am not in chains of sin Glory be unto God

Amen amen
Glorious freedom, wonderful freedom,
No more in chains of sin I repine!
Jesus the glorious Emancipator,
Now and forever He shall be mine.

I am free and the Lord is mine!

Thank You Lord for bringing us back to God to enjoy God as our inheritance and possession. He is so rich, so full, so sweet, so wonderful, and He satisfies all the desires of our heart! What freedom! Glorious freedom! God, our designated inheritance, is ours! Hallelujah! 😀

Now and forever he shall be mine. Amen!!!

In Christ Jesus, I'm free and saved 🥰

Thank you Jesus🙏

wonderful freedom in Jesus Chris of Nazareth, the freedom that we have when Jesus went on that cruel cross for us. thank You Lord 🙏🏾