I. BASIC FACTS OF LIFE

A. WE ARE ALWAYS ANSWERABLE TO SOMEONE ELSE

B. WE ARE NEVER TOTALLY FREE

C. WE NEVER “OWN” ANYTHING

II. TWO BASIC FACTS OF LIFE

A. WE ARE SERVANTS OF SATAN

B. OR WE ARE SERVANTS OF CHRIST

III. TWO KINGDOM AT WAR

A. AS IN ALL WARS THERE ARE: BATTLES, CAUALTIES, SIDES TAKEN, HEROES AND TRAITORS

B. THE CAUSE BATTLED FOR: FREEDOM FROM SATAN’S KINGDOM, FREE TO SERVE CHRIST

IV. A MATTER OF CHOICE

A. A DICTATOR MAY REIGN WHILE PEOPLE’S HEARTS ARE IN QUIET REBELLION

B. LABOR MAY BE FORCED BUT IT CANNOT BE FORCED TO LABOR IN LOVE

C. AUTHORITIES MAY BE IN POWER WHILE HEARTS ARE NOT IN SUBJECTION

D. IN THIS BATTLE WE ARE FACED WITH CHOICES

1. ACCEPT DEATH OR RECEIVE LIFE

2. SURRENDERING TO CHRIST OR SUBMITTING TO SATAN

3. ETERNAL LIFE OR ETERNAL DAMNATION

V. HAVE YOU DECLARED YOUR INDEPENDENCE?

A. SAYING NO TO SATAN AND YES TO CHRIST

B. TURNING YOUR BACK ON DARKNESS AND RUNNING TO THE LIGHT

C. REJECTING THE IRON YOKE FOR THE YOKE OF CHRIST

D. IS CHRIST YOUR RULER?

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