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n 1935, the commonwealth of decide for our self, etc. Being free is what wages of sin which is death and reconciled
the Philippines was established we desire in our life. again to God. We are once lost but now
with U.S. approval, and But don’t you know that freedom free. Once outcast but now accepted. We
Manuel Quezon was elected the was originally from God our creator and are once sinner but now justified by the
country’s first president. On maker. righteousness of Christ. We are once slave
July 4, 1946 full independence was granted Ever since the world begun, of sin but are now free. Yes, my friend!
to the Republic of the Philippines by the freedom is existing already. Freedom is We are free, we were set free by Jesus
United States. one of His expressions of love to His Christ 2,000 years ago.
https://www.history.com>philippines creation. His government is founded with He was crushed for our iniquities;
On May 12, 1962, President love and democracy and never in time had upon him was the chastisement that
Diosdado Macapagal issued Presidential God imposed tyranny. brought us peace, and with his wounds we
Proclamation No. 28 which declared June God gave us gift of choice and He are healed. (Isa. 53:5). But being free
12 a special holiday throughout the didn’t force people to love Him and to doesn’t mean that we are fully independent
Philippines. This is in commemoration of follow His commandment. Instead, we and need not God by our side. As we need
our people’s declaration of their inherit and have a free will to choose Him or other the grace of Christ for us to keep going.
inalienable right to freedom and things, to do good or bad. Surprisingly, His grace is what makes us rise over again
dependence. people tend to neglect God and chose other in every downfall. It is His grace that made
https://en.m.wikipedia.org things but still His love and compassion for us triumphant over our weaknesses. It is
Since then, we enjoyed the life that us never fades. His grace that made us conqueror over
we have right now (FREEDOM). Having I was then reminded of the story of temptations. Indeed, through His sufficient
freedom is a state that everyone wants to our first parent when they disobeyed God grace we are guided to exercise our
have and it gives us a sense of well-being. and cast out from the Garden of Eden. freedom wisely.
Being free, independent and without Because of their disobedience, they So, how do you exercise God’s given
commit sin and bound to death. Yet even freedom?
in their disobedience, His love still -Ms. M.
abounds with them in fact God planned for
“We are once slave of sin but now N. Opena
set free” redemption to Adam and Eve and to the
lost people.
God made a greatest decision.
restrictions like freedom to express He sent His only begotten Son to
ourselves, freedom to be who we want to the world. Jesus Chris died on the Calvary
be, freedom of belief/religion, freedom of of Cross in our behalf. Through His blood,
press, freedom of choice, freedom to we are cleansed and set free against the

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