Living Free Indeed

Jesus told the Jews who had assembled to hear Him teach, "If the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed." It was a statement which, of course, foreshadowed the freedom from the penalty of sin that would be made possible by His death and resurrection. But the freedom He would offer included much more than freedom to be experienced solely in the future. Jesus was also offering a freedom that could be experienced now, in this life. His life within us would make possible a life lived free indeed.

Tony Stith grew up in the Pacific Northwestern United States. He has been a member of the churches of God all of his life, attending the Boise, Idaho, Lewiston, Idaho and Spokane, Washington churches of God. After graduating college in Pasadena, CA in 1990, he and his wife Elizabeth moved to Minnesota, where they now live in Woodbury, a suburb just to the southeast of St. Paul. They attend the Twin Cities United Church of God congregation.