1.0Cranachhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveithGene Veithhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/author/geneveith/How Sin Destroys Freedomrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3MpVYxYOdk"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/2025/09/how-sin-destroys-freedom/">How Sin Destroys Freedom</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/2025/09/how-sin-destroys-freedom/embed/#?secret=3MpVYxYOdk" width="600" height="338" title="“How Sin Destroys Freedom” — Cranach" data-secret="3MpVYxYOdk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/305/2025/09/liberty-liberty-brings-to-the-earth-justice-and-peace-c-inger.jpg8001024For many of us, freedom above all means the liberty to sin. But, according to the Bible, this is the opposite of freedom. Sin has nothing to do with liberty. Sin destroys freedom. Sin enslaves.