“He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners” (Luke 4:18, Isaiah 61:1-3).
Sin itself brings slavery. Jesus said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin…so if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:34, 36 NASB). The first exodus proclaimed freedom from Egyptian slavery; the second exodus proclaims the end of sin’s captivity. Because He has come we do not need to remain slaves of sin. His freedom is freedom indeed.
From “Growing Toward Maturity”, by H. Lamar Smith.
