True Christian freedom is to be free from slavery to self-desire and to be totally liberated

to do whatever God wants you to do.

And that's an exciting kind of liberty.

The implication is simple. Our aim is not to please ourselves, it's to please the Lord.

That's real freedom.

Welcome to Grace to You with John MacArthur.

I'm your host, Phil Johnson. For most people, the notion of Christian liberty boils down to

figuring out what they're allowed to do. Can you watch films rated PG-13? Are you allowed

to drink alcohol? What desires are you allowed to indulge in?

Well, today on Grace to You, John MacArthur shows you what Scripture says about Christian liberty

and why it's not really about fulfilling your desires at all.

John's lesson is part of his current series. It's a collection of some of his most memorable sermons.

We've titled the series The New Testament Beginning to End.

If you have your Bible handy, turn to the book of Galatians as John begins today's lesson.

You know, the greatest liberty in the world is to be free from yourself, right?

To be able to give the best illustration in the world of this is Jesus.

He knew liberty like it's unbelievable. In Romans 13, 14, put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make

not provision for the flesh. There's a contrast there. You either make provision for the flesh

or you put on Jesus Christ. You say, what does it mean put on Jesus Christ? Well, you see,

Jesus Christ made no provision for his own desires. No, not at all. He said this.

And this is what Paul said in Romans 153. Christ didn't please himself.

Now, Christ said this. My meat is to do what? The will of the hymn that sent me.

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