Article December 28, 1940 Issue

"Called unto liberty"

DOROTHY E. KIMBALL

In his letter to the Galatians, the Apostle Paul writes: "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. . . . For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty." How persuasive and worthy of study are these words! Perhaps his own experience with the yoke he mentions induced his distinct words of warning. Clearly did he see, however, that our true calling is to express our God-given dominion as revealed by Christ Jesus.

When Paul taught that we are "called unto liberty," he was reiterating Jesus' teaching. All the Master's works revealed his spiritual understanding, which enabled him to heal the sick and sinful. His parables are instructive and encouraging to those who look for guidance. He brought happiness and uplifted thinking to the multitudes hungering and thirsting for the true understanding of Life. His prayerful affirmations of the allness of God, good, and his repudiations of evil as powerless, were the result of his understanding of God as his Father.

Jesus, and later Paul, taught the abundance of good which comes through spiritual living, and both stressed the necessity and importance of alertness and watchfulness. For those who followed them there could be no retreat into self-satisfaction or apathetic contentment! Consider the Master's advice to the impotent man at Bethesda to avoid further difficulty by eliminating sin, and his command to the woman accused of adultery to stop the practice of evil. His short parable regarding the unclean spirit, as given in Matthew (12:43—45), is also an admonition to prohibit the return of difficulties by filling our lives with goodness. Here, then, are illustrations in the words of Jesus which show the need of constant and active watchfulness. Paul's admonition to be steadfast in the liberty which the Christ bestows is, therefore, in accordance with Jesus' teachings.

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