16 But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
- 1 Corinthians 3:16-20
Freedom came at a cost.
18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit.
- 1 Peter 3:18-19
Freedom starts with salvation and extends into eternity.
16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever.
- John 14:16
The Holy Spirit empowers you to walk your new life in freedom.
10 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.
- Romans 8:10-11
7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
- 2 Timothy 1:7
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.
- Galatians 5:22-25
36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
- John 8:36