You will always know a free man or free woman, particularly who's a Christian, because of their servitude.

Dr. Tony Evans says freedom from sin gives us freedom to give.

The freer you realize you are the greatest servant you should become.

This is the alternative broadcast featuring the timeless biblical teachings from the archives of Dr.

Tony Evans.

It's perfectly fine for Christians to be looking out for number one, as long as we realize that the real number one isn't us.

Today, Dr. Evans digs into what the scriptures have to say

about how we can find freedom from selfishness.

Let's listen.

The freest people in the world should be Christians, brethren.

You have to understand that freedom fundamentally

is not a Western concept invented by men.

It is a divine concept granted by God to men. Freedom is not an adjunct to life. Freedom is not a side benefit. It's supposed to be the warp and wolf.

It's supposed to be the crim della crim. It's supposed to be the core and the essence. It's supposed to be

the nucleus of who you are. To discuss freedom as a calling, you have to understand that it is a God-given right to be free.

Before there was any sin in the world, any wrongdoing in the world by men,

God told Adam to have dominion, that means to dominate the earth.

That is to use one's gifts and skills for the fulfillment of God's purposes. And then he told him in

Genesis chapter 2, verses 16 and 17, he says, from every tree of the garden you may freely eat.

Freedom was introduced in the garden. Every tree of the garden you may freely benefit from.

He says, now, this benefit that you're going to get will not be without your participation. We want you to guard the garden.

We want you to cultivate the garden. We want you to produce, duplicate, multiply, and replenish

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