What the Bible says about freedom in Christ

Bible Verse of The Day – 6-12-26

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1 Corinthians 6:9-11 (LSB) 9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

When Jesus sets us free, there is no question that we are TRULY free. Our bonds have been BROKEN; forever shattered and disposed of.

Those whom Jesus sets free are FREE INDEED.

Alcoholics Anonymous can’t set you free.

Narcotics anonymous can’t set you free.

Yes, they can try to help you avoid falling to the sin that has ensnared you. And each of them has some benefits that help millions of people. But you will never truly be free.

You will forever be labeled a drug addict, alcoholic, porn addict, depressed, fearful, anxious, etc.

And while finding some relief is good, true freedom in Christ is BETTER.

Why?

Because it is final. It is true. It is absolute.

It is FREE INDEED.

No longer are you subject to a label that names your struggle and is pinned to you for the rest of your life.

You have the opportunity to wear a new label; Set Free in the Name of Jesus.

You are now a former alcoholic, former drug addict, former porn addict, former sex addict, former nicotine addict, former homosexual, former adulterer, former fornicator, former thief, former extortionist.

We invite you and encourage you to let Jesus set you FREE INDEED.

There is no freedom like freedom in Christ.

The struggle can end right here, right now if we choose to make it so.

Be free in the name of Jesus!

Amen 🙏🏻

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-11-26

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2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV) 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

As we have addressed in the two previous days, there are some, including followers of Christ, who wrestle with various bondages to the extent that their lives, and the lives of those around them, are disrupted, and perhaps even in perpetual chaos because of it.

Many times, this is due to choices that have been made. And the consequences for those choices spill over into everyday life.

We will dedicate the rest of this study to those situations.

And I will reiterate that some may find this offensive. But this must be stated if freedom is ever to come to people who are forever wrestling with these things.

Many people struggle with the results of things that they have dabbled in, or outright immersed themselves in.

Pornography, sexual immorality, drunkenness, homosexuality, idolatry, drugs, thievery, and many more of these hold people as slaves for decades.

These things have become their masters. And just as human slaves answer to and obey their human master, people in bondage to these things answer to their sin master.

They feel powerless to escape it, to stop the effects of it on their lives, and to break free from it.

And it is true that they cannot break free if they are trying to do so by human power, by the might of man. For if they could have done so, they would have been freed years ago.

But the bonds of these things are destroyed only by one thing; the power of the Holy Spirit and the name of Jesus Christ.

But we are made new in Christ.

The old things have passed away.

All things become new.

Let’s wrap this up tomorrow.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-10-26

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John 8:36 (NLT) 36 So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.

As we left off yesterday, we had established that being set free by Christ gives us genuine freedom.

To state that more clearly, there is NO ELEMENT of slavery remaining.

The bonds have been obliterated, cut off, destroyed, and disposed of.

Let’s look more closely so we don’t leave anything unexplained or misunderstood.

Now, I am about to state some Biblical truths that some will receive without hesitation, while others may bristle up and be offended by them.

I’m OK with either reaction because what I am sharing is 100% rooted and grounded in God’s word.

If you doubt any of it, please refer to scripture.

There are millions (perhaps even billions) of people, including followers of Christ, who live each day in bondage; slavery to one thing or another.

Some of these bondages are life-altering, both for them and their loved ones. Some have dire consequences.

Some have been wrestling with these things for more years than they care to admit to. And in all their wrestling, they have not found freedom nor relief.

Some of these things are viewed as medical conditions. They have been told by doctors that there is no cure. They are stuck with it for the remainder of their lives. They have been given medication that offers some relief, but no cure.

Still other conditions are not necessarily medical, but the consequences of choices that have been made. And those consequences are heavy to bear, even for the family members of the person who made the choices.

This is a serious topic that deserves the proper time and attention to bring understanding, and light where is currently confusion and darkness.

Let’s continue tomorrow so we are sure to cover it thoroughly.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-9-26

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John 8:36 (LSB) 36 So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.

There is a very important truth in this verse that is too frequently overlooked, and perhaps even forgotten in the modern church.

It is not mysterious. But it is hidden in plain sight right before our eyes.

Jesus stated in plain words that if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.

He was not speaking symbolically or in parables. He was not using a metaphor or hyperbole.

But most of us miss the true depth of His statement. I missed it for years until God opened my eyes to the fullness of what is embedded in the words of Jesus here.

Jesus states emphatically and with no apologies that if He sets you free, you will be free indeed.

That word, indeed, is critical to fully understanding what He meant.

The word, indeed, represents finality, absoluteness. It leaves nothing remaining; no questions about its truth and power. No ifs, ands, or buts.

You WILL be free. PERIOD.

Now, let’s unpack that, so we are sure to miss nothing.

Freedom that takes place in and through Christ is freedom without question. It is ABSOLUTE freedom.

It is DELIVERANCE that breaks all chains and bonds. There is no element of slavery left in it.

Look at how it is worded in the Amplified Bible (Classis edition).

John 8:36 (AMPC) 36 So if the Son liberates you [makes you free men], then you are really and unquestionably free.

It is stated very clearly that if the Son (Christ) LIBERATES you, then you are really and unquestionably free.

In other words, there is no doubt about your freedom.

Now, we are starting to uncover the truth here, in its intended depth.

So, in order not to just brush over this, so we can cover it fully and do it justice, we will continue this tomorrow.

We’ll talk more then.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-28-25

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Titus 2:14 (NLT) 14 He gave His life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us His very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.

This verse offers us incredible, unlimited hope!

Why?

Because it teaches us that Jesus gave His life, not just to offer us forgiveness, but to completely redeem and liberate us from the grip of sin – every trace of lawlessness, wickedness, and rebellion against God’s authority.

The blood of Christ doesn’t merely wash away the stains of our past sins. It has the complete power to break the chains of those very sins, removing their controlling power from our lives once and for all.

Take note of the word, every. This word covers it all. No sin or trespass is excluded.

This means that no bondage, no habit, no behavioral pattern, no form of sin whatsoever is beyond the chain-breaking power of the blood of Christ.

To fully grasp the point that Paul was making, it helps immensely to consider the Greek words he chose.

Paul did not use the most common word for sin, hamartia, which means “to miss the mark.”

Instead, he used anomia, which describes a state of lawlessness. This word literally means “living as though God has no authority.”

This points not just to sinful action, but to the root problem that drives the one bound by that sin.

In choosing this word, Paul drives home a powerful truth; the blood of Christ has the power to deliver us from every possible form of sin that tries to hold us in chains.

There is immense encouragement for us in knowing this!

No longer do we have to trudge through life feeling imprisoned by sin; helpless to break free from it.

Paul’s intention was to solidify the truth of Christ’s delivering power and drive that point home in the hearts and minds of every believer, reinforcing the fact that we should not perpetually wrestle with the same sin cycle; there is complete freedom in Christ.

So, if we are constantly struggling to break free from what holds us in chains, what do we do?

We surrender, wholly and unconditionally to the One who breaks the chains.

We repent, acknowledge our weakness, and pledge ourselves to Him in every aspect of our lives.

Because it is in surrender that we find deliverance.

It is in admitting our own weakness that we find strength in God.

And it is in giving Him our whole self that we finally discover the freedom that we have so desperately sought.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-23-25

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Galatians 3:28 (LSB) 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

When Jesus was crucified, and then raised from the dead, many things changed.

To say that this was a major, significant event would be a massive understatement.

The moment Jesus breathed His last breath and surrendered His spirit, everything changed.

Even the earth groaned with this event, as the skies grew dark during the crucifixion, and the ground shook violently upon His death (Matthew 27:50-54).

And the spirit world trembled as the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, exposing the holy of holies and signifying the end of the old covenant and the beginning of the new.

With the onset of the new covenant, old labels fell away.

As Paul explains in the verses above, in Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male, or female. We are one in Christ.

This seems to be a very hard truth for most of us to comprehend.

Here we are, centuries later, still identifying people by their race, their ethnicity, their culture, where they were born, etc.

Yet this should not be so.

Are there still men and women? Of course! God made us this way, male and female.

But our identity is not found in our gender, our skin color, our financial status, or the size of the house we live in.

If we are under the blood of Christ, we are ONE in Him!

If someone is born into a Jewish family, and they put their faith in Christ, they no longer wear the label of Jew.

If someone is a drunkard, and they are set free by Christ, their identity is no longer what it once was. They have been made new in Christ!

When we put on Christ, our identity is now found in Him!

Let us cease holding onto the old labels.

We are free in Christ. Let us behave and speak as though we are!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-24-25

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James 4:7 (NKJV) 7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

As I have gotten older, I have spent a fair amount of time pondering the things of God; the mysteries and the sometimes-obscure things.

I am not saying this to boast. I mention it only as a lead-in for this devotional, to give credence to what I am about to say.

There is much that I do not know.

But what I do know is that the God we serve is mighty. He is sovereign in all things. There is nothing too big for Him.

There is nothing He cannot conquer or overcome.

Now, you may think that this is referring to adversaries.

But that is not the case.

I am referring to the things in our lives that we wrestle with; we struggle for years to overcome.

Addictions, habits, shortcomings; sins that plague us.

But I firmly believe it does not have to be this way.

How can I say that?

Because God is mighty. He is bigger than anything we face or wrestle with. Period.

There are no ifs, ands, or buts about this. HE IS BIGGER.

And because He is bigger, He is the answer, the solution; the One who can break the chains that bind us.

So, why do we continually wrestle with the same sins repeatedly?

How do we finally find freedom from the things that seem bent on destroying us?

The answer lies in one word; submission.

He wants us to submit to Him; to fully surrender.

It is in our surrendering to Him and submitting ourselves fully to His will that we find our freedom and our peace.

Saying we surrender is not enough. Doing it is a necessity. And it is the only way.

It is only when we finally allow Him to have us completely that we find what we need to defeat the sin that has brought us to the edge of a cliff.

I know beyond any doubt whatsoever that God is able to do this. He proved it repeatedly throughout His word. There is no weakness in Him.

The weakness is ours. The struggle is ours; the battle between our flesh, which loves sin, and our spirit that cries out for deliverance.

The verse at the top of this devotional says it all; submit to Him. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

God has laid it out for us so that we may see the simplicity of His truth.

Let us not ignore what He has told us. But rather, let us run to Him and fully surrender, once and for all, that we might finally be set free.

John 8:36 (NKJV) 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-28-24

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1 Peter 2:24-25 (NKJV) 24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness – by whose stripes you were healed. 25 For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

When Jesus Christ died on that cross, He broke the bondage that sin tried to keep us in. He set us free.

The sin that tried to hold us captive has no power over us.

We were completely set free from all that tries to keep us in prison. He says we were healed!

So, if we are healed, we must have been sick; sick from these addictions, weaknesses, etc. These things that have or previously had a grip on us would bring death with them, and would have destroyed our souls if not for the blood of Christ that brings freedom.

But praise God, He made a way through Jesus Christ, His Son!

Those addictions, lust, perversion, hate, jealousy, adultery, etc. have been broken and we can live a life of righteousness in Christ.

We may ask, “how can we? I’m so tempted at times”.

We know that as we cry out in His name, the name of Jesus Christ, and we resist the devil, he will flee.

James 4:7 (NKJV) 7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

We can’t love our sin and resist the devil at the same time. It won’t work. We must hate our sin and love Jesus. He will help us overcome the obstacle that pulls on our flesh.

We are all like sheep, heading astray. Every one of us. But through our Savior, the Overseer of our souls, we can be set free!

What hope we have in Him as His children! Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-3-24 – Free Indeed

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Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the mighty name of Jesus Christ! 

There is one Name by which men can be saved. And one Name by which men can be delivered; The name of Jesus Christ. 

In our newest video, Free Indeed, we teach about the freedom given through deliverance by the name and the power of Christ. 

We hope you will watch this video and share it with others, so freedom can come to those who need it, in His name. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

We hope that God uses this video to set the people free who are in desperate need of that freedom. 

We love you all. 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443  

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-2-24

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John 8:36 (NKJV) 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

God is the God of absolutes. He is the God of truth.

Jesus stated (in John 14:6) that He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. He came to offer freedom to humanity.

He brought (and paid for) this freedom by way of the words He spoke and by His sacrificial death on the cross. Both of these things offered freedom to anyone who was willing to embrace them in their fullness and apply them to their lives.

During His time on earth, Jesus spent a fair amount of time ministering directly to people He encountered; the sick, the lame, the demon-possessed, and even the dead.

And He healed them all. Completely.

He did not partially heal them. He did not partially deliver them. He did not partially raise them from the dead. What He did, He did in fullness.

He stated plainly in His own words that “if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.”

His word is truth. His words, free indeed, indicate complete freedom.

Over the last several months I have heard numerous references to addicted people reaching out to Jesus as a replacement for the drugs and alcohol that enslave them.

And while I understand the sincerity of this statement, it has shown me that many people still do not fully realize the complete deliverance and freedom that God offers through the blood of Christ.

His absolute freedom is not just my opinion. It is made plain in God’s word. But somehow the clarity and truth of this has been missed or laid aside by some.

Why? Because it can be difficult for the human intellect to grasp that a touch from God can break the chains of a years-long or decades-long addiction or health/medical problem.

But that lack of understanding or acceptance does not negate the truth.

God does not operate within the bounds of our thinking (Isaiah 55:9). He is not limited by our lack of understanding or lack of taking Him at His word.

He is still the same God who spoke the worlds into existence. He is still the same God who formed man from the dirt and breathed life into the nostrils of Adam.

And He is still the same God who chose to come to earth in human form, walk among us, demonstrate love, compassion, and mercy to us, and then willingly die in our place in the cruelest, most brutal way that man had devised at that time.

Let us see the truth that is written out for us (literally), and embrace it on a personal level, allowing Him to touch us by faith and bring the freedom and healing that He wants us to walk in.

It is real. And the words Jesus spoke are true; you shall be free indeed.

Isaiah 53:4-5 (LSB) 4 Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our peace fell upon Him, And by His wounds we are healed.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-7-24

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John 8:36 (NKJV) 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

Many believers struggle with overcoming things that they wrestled with prior to becoming a child of God, or things that they have become involved in since becoming a believer.

The types of things that present struggles can vary greatly.

Some are habits. Some are things that the individual may not have recognized as being a sin. Other things might be full-blown addictions that bloomed from indulgence in a particular sin.

But no matter the struggle, there is one thing I know for certain; the blood of Christ has the power to set them free from ALL these things.

Now, I know that statement may not be well received by some. Many will balk at the idea that an addicted person can have the chains of their addiction smashed by putting their faith in Jesus Christ.

But it is true, nonetheless.

God is not bound by what we perceive or believe to be true. He is bound by truth; His truth. He is not a man that He should lie (Numbers 23:19).

Most of the struggles that we wrestle with perpetually remain struggles because we fail to surrender to God wholly or to truly recognize the sovereignty of God in its fullness.

Yes, we may believe that God created everything. We may believe that He offered up His Son for the redemption of humankind.

But we fail to recognize and believe on a personal level that He can set us free from the things that bind us. And so, we struggle with them for years on end, defeated in our battles against them.

But it does not have to be this way.

A blind man was given his sight by Jesus spitting in the dirt, making mud, and applying it to the man’s eyes. Mud made from spit does not sound attractive, does it?

But that man was healed and given his sight!

We need to embrace God’s ways, even if they are well outside of what we might envision.

This includes accepting and embracing the fact that God can truly set us free from something that has plagued us for years; one hundred percent free.

Freedom given by God is not a partial proposal. It is not momentary freedom that is given for a few weeks, a few months, or a few years. It is complete freedom!

Will we recognize it? Will we surrender to Him wholly? Will we give our struggles to Him completely, leaving them behind for good?

It is truly up to us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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