He walked out the door of the church and started drinking and partying. One night a couple weeks later the young man got drunk with a friend. I'll be fine 'cause I'm free. The car rolled, and the young man flew freely from the car to the pavement, where he died. In this world we have been deceived into thinking that slavery is freedom, and freedom is slavery.
Addiction is labeled cool, and abstinence is called lame.
Instead the young man died, never being able to grow up, fall in love, and enjoy his freedom. The law of God is like a fence in a family's yard. It allows the children to run free in the lawn without having to worry about the dangerous street just beyond the property line. Far from being a dictator, God is the greatest fan of human freedom. Scripture references in this article are from the New International Version unless otherwise noted.