Jesus liberated you from oppression and has released you to serve in freedom and love.

Jesus liberated you from oppression and has released you to serve in freedom and love.

“You shall not oppress [ashaq] a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether one of your brethren or one of the aliens who is in your land within your gates.” (Deut 24:14)

“For you, brethren, have been called to liberty [eleutheria]; only do not use liberty [eleutheria] as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve [douleuo] one another.” (Gal 5:13)

“The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty [aphesis] to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty [aphesis] those who are oppressed [thrauo]” (Lk 4:18)

“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free…Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.” (Jn 8:32,36)

“For sin shall not have dominion [kurieuo] over you, for you are not under law but under grace.” (Rom 6:14)

“For you did not receive the spirit of bondage [douleia] again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, Abba, Father.” (Rom 8:15)

“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.” (1Jn 4:18)

“Stand fast therefore in the liberty [eleutheria] by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.” (Gal 5:1)

“I am the LORD; I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, I will rescue you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments.” (Ex 6:6)

“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.” (Ex 20:2)

“I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.” (Deut 5:6)

“but because the LORD loves you, and because He would keep the oath which He swore to your fathers, the LORD has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.” (Deut 7:8)

“He [a righteous king] will bring justice to the poor of the people; he will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor [ashaq].” (Ps 72:4)

“The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed [ashaq].” (Ps 103:6)

“Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God…Who executes justice for the oppressed [ashaq], Who gives food to the hungry. The LORD gives freedom [nathar] to the prisoners.” (Ps 147:5,7)

“if you do not oppress [ashaq] the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, or walk after other gods to your hurt, then I will cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever.” (Jer 6-7)

“Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the alien or the poor. Let none of you plan evil in his heart against his brother.” (Zech7:10)

“And I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, against adulterers, against perjurers, against those who exploit [ashaq] wage earners and widows and orphans, and against those who turn away an alien—because they do not fear Me, says the LORD of hosts.” (Mal 3:5)