Oddbean new post about login | logout Hardest bandaids I ever pulled off: 1. Migrating to a #Bitcoin Standard. 2. Migrating to Proton Mail & Calendar. 3. Migrating to #GrapheneOS & #Linux. 4. Migrating to a free state. 5. Migrating to Christianity. I was a much weaker person just a few years ago.
how is Christianity one of the freedom things?
Excellent/important question. Everyone is a slave to sin (which brings just punishment), but God freely offers everyone a way to break those chains and have freedom to live as we were designed. https://biblehub.com/romans/8-2.htm
It is the heart of freedom, the very core. The basis upon which all other true freedom is built. 'Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.' John 8:34-36
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Christianity seems like a constraint, and it is. But, so is the fact that a fish can only live in water. If the fish tries to swim out of water, it doesn't go well. But, when he does, it is a beautiful thing and he is happy and thrives. He was made for it. When we accept our constraint, that God's plan is best for us, we are happy and thrive, too. It is our water.
Without doxxing yourself, I’d like to hear more about #4 if there’s more you’d like to share.
You are a recent convert to Christianity?