Hymn: Once I was bound by sin’s galling fetters

Once I was bound by sin’s galling fetters,
Chained like a slave I struggled in vain;
But I received a glorious freedom,
When Jesus broke my fetters in twain.

Glorious freedom, wonderful freedom,
No more in chains of sin I repine!
Jesus the glorious Emancipator,
Now and forever He shall be mine.

Freedom from all the carnal affections,
Freedom from envy, hatred and strife;
Freedom from vain and worldly ambitions.
Freedom from all that saddened my life.

Freedom from pride and all sinful follies,
Freedom from love and glitter of gold;
Freedom from evil temper and anger,
Glorious freedom, rapture untold.

Freedom from fear with all of its torments,
Freedom from care with all of its pain;
Freedom in Christ my blessed Redeemer,
He who has rent my fetters in twain.

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Dec 30 2018

Victoria

Huntsville, AL, United States

No more in chains of sin I repine!!

Nov 24 2018

Sobanjo, Babatunde K Christlike

Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria

"Roman 8:21 - and the creature itself shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God"

2Cor3:17-18 -

"... and TheLord is that spirit, where the Spirit of TheLord is, there is liberty..... and we all of beholding His glorious image, are changed into the same image from glory to glory even as by the Spirit of the Lord"

Nov 19 2018

George Yi

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Thank You Lord You gave us such glorious and wonderful freedom. You set us free from all our sins.

Nov 15 2018

Don Klopfenstein

St Petersburg, Florida, United States

JUBILEE! Love You Lord. You are Jubilee!

Nov 12 2018

Mark Perocho

Makati, Ncr, Philippines

Amen!

Nov 7 2018

Toyin Diyan

London, United Kingdom

Wonderful emancipator!

Lord Jesus we love You!

Nov 5 2018

Minjarez

El Monte, CA, United States

We don’t just have freedom, we have a GLORIOUS FREEDOM!!!!!

Aug 7 2018

Marieth

Houston, TX, United States

Glorious freedom, wonderful freedom,

No more in chains of sin I repine!

Jesus the glorious Emancipator,

Now and forever He shall be mine.

O Lord, thank You that in You we have freedom from all.

Jun 24 2018

唐煦

北京

基督是我永恒救主！赞美阿们！

Jun 2 2018

Justis Meier

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. ” John 8:32

The truth is not the so-called truth of doctrine but the reality of the divine things, which is the Lord Himself. This verse says that “the truth shall set you free, ” whereas v. 36 says that “the Son sets you free. ” This proves that the Son, the Lord Himself, is the truth. Since the Lord is the embodiment of God (Col. 2:9), He is the reality of what God is. Hence, reality is the very divine element of God realized by us. When the Lord as the great I Am comes into us as life, He shines within us as light, bringing the divine element as reality into us. This reality, which is the divine element imparted into us and realized by us, sets us free from the bondage of sin by the divine life as the light of man. When the Lord as the Word of God became flesh (1:14), He brought God to us as this reality, that God might be the grace for our enjoyment (1:17).

We need to see this truth clearly. Other than Jesus Christ, no one in heaven or on earth can accomplish such a complete salvation. On the negative side, He is the Lamb who redeems us and takes away our sinful deeds; on the positive side, He is also the dove who imparts God's life into us and solves the problem of our sinful nature. If we continually draw near to God, look to Him, pray to Him, and live according to His life in us, we will enjoy the full salvation of the Lamb and the dove. Then we will be able to declare, "Glorious freedom, wonderful freedom, / No more in chains of sin I repine! / Jesus the glorious Emancipator, / Now and forever He shall be mine, (Hymns, #310, chorus).

CWWL, 1988, vol. 3, The Salvation of the Lamb and the Dove, ch. 1 (LSM)

The Lord Jesus died on the cross for you, bearing your sins. Furthermore, He became the Spirit to enter into You to be your life and live in you. Your life is weak, and your nature is corrupt. Without the Lord entering into you, You may be able to act in a good way for a short time, but You will not be able to do this continually. You may be able to endure for three minutes, but You cannot endure for three days, because your life is corrupt. Hence, You truly need the Lord Jesus to solve your problem of sin and death.

Your problem of sin is solved by the death of the Lord Jesus on the cross; your problem of death is solved by the Lord Jesus entering into You to be your life and to live in you. He died for You to deal with your problem of sin, and He can live in You to solve your problem of death. As a sinner, You need the Lord Jesus to die for you, and as a weak and dead person, You need the Lord Jesus to live in you. His death deals with your sin, and His life deals with your death. He is such a Savior; He died for you, and He wants to live in you. He is a wonderful Savior. He not only died on the cross to deal with your sins; He also desires to enter into You to live in you. This will release You from death to be a person who is strong, full of life and power, and able to please God. Hymns, #310 speaks of this reality, saying, "Glorious freedom, wonderful freedom, / No more in chains of sin I repine! / Jesus the glorious Emancipator, / Now and forever He shall be mine."

Gospel Messages, chapter 3 (LSM)

Eighth, the content of the meetings must be living. The greatest lack among us is that when we read messages, we are very rigid and not at all living. When we read, at any time we should add prayer and the singing of hymns. We can also give testimonies, share our feelings, or fellowship some light at any time. We should not read on and on until people begin to nod off. If we use the way of fellowship, then we will be free and living. For example, when we read about being released, we can sing the hymn "Glorious freedom, wonderful freedom!" (Hymns, #310). In this way, the home meetings will be living and enlivening. Everyone will have such a good taste that they will look forward to the next meeting.

The Furtherance of the New Way for the Lord's Recovery, chapter 6 (LSM)

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