Scripture BURSTS with proof that the freedom we have been given is not just a side order or a feeling… it is our prized destination in this earth It is to be appreciated as: the fruit of discipleship (John 8:32)  an end unto itself (Gal 5:1 13)  proof of the Spirit’s presence (2 Cor 5:17)  unalienable from the opinions of others (1 Cor 10:29)  something to be guarded (Col 2:16-17)  something we are to identify ourselves as (1 Pet 2:16)  and  as a subset of the glory we have as the children of God that the creation will be set free in to (Rom 8:21)