In Galatians 5:1, he apostle Paul writes, "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free." Can we then, do anything our hearts desire? Can we justifiably make any choice that seems good to us?
Actually, no. We were "set free from the law of sin and death" (Rom 8:2), which used to "reign in your mortal body" (Rom 6:12). So, if we yield to the natural impulses we feel or make choices based solely on what we want, then we are slaves again to that which leads to death.
It is from this very slavery, the bondage of self, that we have been set free. We are not free to do what we want, which is slavery to our worldly passions, we are free to do what is right, free to walk in the "path, which leads to life" (Matt 7:14).
Paul puts it this way, "You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love" (Gal 5:13). Jus' Sayn.
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