Not only does Jesus refuse to fight the Roman government as he liberates his people, but he willingly gives himself as a sacrifice to them. He conquers the powers of this world by absorbing violence in himself.
The Bible doesn’t attempt to give every detail about life; but rather, it tells us a story. It tells us the story of God and the kingdom he has formed. It tells us the story of humanity and our deep brokenness and need for his redemption. Most importantly, it tells us the story of Jesus: the intersection of God and man. Hidden throughout all these stories of depravity are signs of the Messiah to come.
If the hope of the gospel of Jesus was merely that everything bad would be made right, it would get depressing because everything bad doesn’t necessarily get made right.
What happened that causes us to wrestle with lust and pornography? Why is it that we experience pain and sometimes hurt others, ourselves? Because we have chosen to listen to another person’s voice instead of God’s.
But instead of giving us what we deserve (death), God has taken personal responsibility for restoring us back to His original design. He’s done something reckless, in our human way of looking at it. Without it, we have no hope.
Author Asher Witmer knows what it’s like to want freedom from sexual sin only to continually fail. We’re often told we need more personal discipline, that we need to think godly things instead of fleshly things.
What if I told you that discipline won’t solve your problem with lust?
Our male sexuality is given by God for advancing beauty and goodness. But somewhere along the line it becomes something that causes devastation and guilt. The good news is we don’t have to live with guilt. In Live Free, Asher Witmer shows us how we can find freedom from sexual sin, live with nothing to hide, and be able to fight for others.
