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Table tennis

2009-01-28T00:26:37Z

Melodioushunk: New page: The ball used in a game of Ping Pong. In Chinese, 'Ping Pang' is the sound of swords clashing - which is what the sound of playing Ping Pong most resembles. These days Ping Pong balls ar...

The ball used in a game of Ping Pong.

In Chinese, 'Ping Pang' is the sound of swords clashing - which is what the sound of playing Ping Pong most resembles. These days Ping Pong balls are made of celluloid but originally they were made of a severed goat testicle which had been left to to dry for several days. Modern Chinese ping pong players assert that the new balls have improved the game considerably.

Freedom

2008-11-15T12:20:04Z

Melodioushunk:

'''Freedom''' is the lack of restraint. More specifically, it can mean:

*Ability to act freely: a state in which somebody is able to act and live as he or she chooses, without being subject to any undue restraints or restrictions.
*Release from captivity or slavery: release or rescue from being physically bound, or from being confined, enslaved, captured, or imprisoned.
*The condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints.
*Exemption: immunity from an obligation or duty.

The desire for freedom was one of the founding principles of the United States of America. Today, freedom still stands proudly at the top of a list of aspirations for Americans. All Americans, no matter their creed or the color of their skin agrees that: "we shall have an association in which the free development of each is the condition for the free development of all".

== Freedom & the Book of Galatians ==

John Hanneman wrote, "Inner freedom has to do with the very essence of our being." This "inner freedom" is the theme of the book of [[Galatians]].

The [[Greek]] words for freedom appear 36 times in the [[New Testament]]. [[Paul]] uses them 28 times in his letters, 10 times alone in Galatians. The purpose of this book is clear: to get [[Christians]] out from under the law and into freedom in [[Christ]], to have the [[Holy Spirit|Spirit]] replace the [[Torah]] in our lives.

Galatians reveals why we struggle so much with law. It identifies the key ingredient to becoming free, and how people can enjoy freedom in Christ day in and day out. The theme of the book is freedom.

Paul writes, {{Bible quote|It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.|book=Galatians|chap=5|verses=1|version=NIV}}
In his word of greeting in the introduction, {{Bible quote|Grace to you and peace from [[Father God|God our Father]], and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of God the Father.|book=Galatians|chap=1|verses=3-4|version=NASB}} the [[apostle]] defines what he means by freedom. Following his wish for "grace and peace," he uses two phrases that capture for Christians the two ways they are free as a result of their relationship with God.

The first phrase is that the Lord Jesus Christ "gave Himself for our sins." Here the apostle is describing our freedom from slavery to, and from, the power of [[sin]]. This is the great doctrine of [[justification]]. We are born into sin, separated from God, but God sent his Son Jesus to die on the cross for our sins. In the [[atonement]], all of our sins, past, present, and future, have been paid for." John Stott comments: "The death of Jesus Christ was primarily neither a display of love, nor an example of heroism, but a sacrifice for sin."<ref>http://www.speraindeo.org/julread.html</ref><ref>http://www.pbcc.org/sermons/hanneman/968.html</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External Links==
*[http://www.aim.org/wls/category/freedom/ What Liberals Say - Category: Freedom], [[Accuracy In Media]]

[[Category:Bible Study]]

Freedom

2008-11-15T12:19:29Z

Melodioushunk:

'''Freedom''' is the lack of restraint. More specifically, it can mean:

*Ability to act freely: a state in which somebody is able to act and live as he or she chooses, without being subject to any undue restraints or restrictions.
*Release from captivity or slavery: release or rescue from being physically bound, or from being confined, enslaved, captured, or imprisoned.
*The condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints.
*Exemption: immunity from an obligation or duty.

The desire for freedom was one of he founding principles of the United States of America. Today, freedom still stands proudly at the top of a list of aspirations for Americans. All Americans, no matter their creed or the color of their skin agrees that: "we shall have an association in which the free development of each is the condition for the free development of all".

== Freedom & the Book of Galatians ==

John Hanneman wrote, "Inner freedom has to do with the very essence of our being." This "inner freedom" is the theme of the book of [[Galatians]].

The [[Greek]] words for freedom appear 36 times in the [[New Testament]]. [[Paul]] uses them 28 times in his letters, 10 times alone in Galatians. The purpose of this book is clear: to get [[Christians]] out from under the law and into freedom in [[Christ]], to have the [[Holy Spirit|Spirit]] replace the [[Torah]] in our lives.

Galatians reveals why we struggle so much with law. It identifies the key ingredient to becoming free, and how people can enjoy freedom in Christ day in and day out. The theme of the book is freedom.

Paul writes, {{Bible quote|It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.|book=Galatians|chap=5|verses=1|version=NIV}}
In his word of greeting in the introduction, {{Bible quote|Grace to you and peace from [[Father God|God our Father]], and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of God the Father.|book=Galatians|chap=1|verses=3-4|version=NASB}} the [[apostle]] defines what he means by freedom. Following his wish for "grace and peace," he uses two phrases that capture for Christians the two ways they are free as a result of their relationship with God.

The first phrase is that the Lord Jesus Christ "gave Himself for our sins." Here the apostle is describing our freedom from slavery to, and from, the power of [[sin]]. This is the great doctrine of [[justification]]. We are born into sin, separated from God, but God sent his Son Jesus to die on the cross for our sins. In the [[atonement]], all of our sins, past, present, and future, have been paid for." John Stott comments: "The death of Jesus Christ was primarily neither a display of love, nor an example of heroism, but a sacrifice for sin."<ref>http://www.speraindeo.org/julread.html</ref><ref>http://www.pbcc.org/sermons/hanneman/968.html</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External Links==
*[http://www.aim.org/wls/category/freedom/ What Liberals Say - Category: Freedom], [[Accuracy In Media]]

[[Category:Bible Study]]