I love Tolkien
In 'The Fellowship of the Ring' (book), Gandalf tells Bilbo, concerning the Ring, 'It has got far too much hold on you. Let it go! And then you can go yourself, and be free.'Wow. Now is that sin or what? 'It has much hold on you. Let it go!' Sin has a hold on us. But we are the ones who have to let it go. It is up to us. We can only be free when we turn our back on it. It only has a hold on us if we let it have a hold. We Must Let Sin Go!!!
posted by melilotnfosco | 5:19 PM
6 Comments:
Amen. ... I love how God's Word is so counterintuitive and yet so true. :) The more you try to hold on to something, the tighter hold the thing you're holding actually has on you. We think doing what we want makes us free, but in reality disciplining ourselves & following God's rules make us free. He knows what He's talking about! And He sure loves us! -- to tell us how to live so we're free, and to forgive us when we don't. :)
:)
ooh - counterintuitive. great word (and fitting).
and i like your deep thought, mel.
it's all tolkien
he's quite a deep thinker, isn't he?
:)
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