INTRODUCTION

Give me liberty or give me death. . .
Let freedom ring. . .
Free at last. . . . . . echoes of a nation figuring out freedom. From the beginning, the need for and the inalienable right to freedom have shaped our nation's path. Freedom can have a high price and a darker side, but maybe the balance is in God's Word.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. What has been your perspective about mixing religion with politics?
   
   
2. Does it surprise you that our founding fathers talked so much about a Divine Creator?
   
   
3. Have you ever given much thought to the difference between "Freedom From" and "Freedom For"?
   
   
4. Read Galatians 5:13. How do you typically use your freedom?
   
   
5. How do you use your freedom to serve others with love?
   
   
6. Do you typically try to tolerate people or love them?
   
   

MOVING FORWARD

Make a list of those you typically tolerate and invest some time thinking about how you can love them instead.

CHANGING YOUR MIND

Read Galatians 5:13,14. What is God saying to you about loving and serving others this week?