I have seen this video several times and in various places, and I just recently saw it again this morning. This is an excellent example of the difficult concept of freedom from sin.
It's so easy to get trapped in sin, and we can't get out alone. Christ has defeated sin, and He is the one who can free us. Sure, we can try to get over the things that trap us, and we may get out, but we are still trapped by one thing or another until we get the freedom in Jesus Christ.
"He [Jesus] went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read. The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:
"The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to release the oppressed,
to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."
Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him, and he began by saying to them, "Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing." Luke 4:14-20
"Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."" John 14:6
"You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love." Galations 5:13
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