Yet this is a special kind of freedom. It does not mean that we are set free to do anything we might wish, to sin with impunity or once again fall back into the bondage of rebellion and unfaithfulness. We are released to serve God. We are set free to will the good. We are delivered in order that we might obey and love Jesus.
Redemption is a glorious thing.
Thoughts of it should warm our hearts and lift us up in praise to that one who gave himself for us, so also must we give ourselves for Him. We must be willing, eager and determined to serve Him. He died for us because of His great love. The death of Christ did not change God's wrath into love, rather, it displays His wisdom. Through the cross, God's justice is not compromised but vindicated, mercy does not displace God's righteousness but establishes it.