Juneteenth and the Gospel of Freedom

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Black Unity Juneteenth Celebration, June 19th, 2020. David Geitgey Sierralupe from Eugene, Oregon, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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For when we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin. And since we died with Christ, we know we will also live with him. We are sure of this because Christ was raised from the dead, and he will never die again. Death no longer has any power over him. When he died, he died once to break the power of sin. But now that he lives, he lives for the glory of God. So you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus. Romans 6:7-11

Bear witness to the freedom we have in Christ Jesus by living in his power and by sharing in the gospel of freedom. As Galatians 5:1 says, “For freedom, Christ set us free. Stand firm, then, and don’t submit again to a yoke of slavery.”

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Derwin Grayhttp://www.derwinlgray.com/
Dr. Derwin L. Gray is the founding and lead pastor of Transformation Church, just outside of Charlotte, North Carolina. He is also the author several books, including “How to Heal Our Racial Divide: What the Bible Says, and the First Christians Knew, about Racial Reconciliation.” You can follow him at @derwinlgray on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, as well as at www.derwinlgray.com

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