““To be set free by you, Jesus, is to be free indeed (John 8:36). I will certainly enjoy the pageantry, food, and fun of the Fourth of July this week. But I will resolutely stand firm, for the rest of my life, in the freedom for which you have set us free. I praise you, Jesus, that I am free from the guilt of my sin, for you took my place on the cross, exhausting the judgment I deserve. I praise you for freedom over the power of sin, for you have broken its dominion in my life. I praise you for freedom from the fear of death, for you removed its sting and robbed the grave of its victory.””
![“But he [Jesus] has appeared once for all at the culmination of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to…” quote by Scotty Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/022/scotty-smith-1447_sacrifice_but-he-jesus-has-appeared-once-for-all-a_42599.jpg)
![“On one of those days, as he [Jesus] was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with him to heal. And behold, some men were bringing on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and…” quote by Scotty Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4d2/scotty-smith-1447_quote_on-one-of-those-days-as-he-jesus-was-tea_124826.jpg)
