1. Colossians 1:16 [ESV] 16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-- all things were created through him and for him.

2. Colossians 1: [ESV]
13“For He delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son”
14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

3. Colossians 1:15 [ESV] 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

4. Colossians 1:16 [ESV] 16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-- all things were created through him and for him.

6. The Spiritual Symbol of Freedom Luke 23:33-24:9

7. As the Statue of Liberty is a symbol of freedom around the world, we as Christians have a Statue, the Cross, which symbolizes the freedom that Christ offers to us. Through our faith and trust of Jesus as our Savior, we have:

8. Freedom from the Penalty of Sin. - Romans 6:23; 8:1
The wages of sin is death
Genesis 2:8-17; 3:1-19; Romans 5:12
Physical death - Hebrews 9:27
Spiritual death - Ephesians 2:1ff
Eternal death - Matthew 25:31-46; Revelation 20:7-15

9. But the gift of God is eternal life.
Romans 5:17-18; John 3:16; Titus 3:4-7
“We are not saved by our merit but by God’s mercy.”
Physical life – Psalm 139:13-16
Spiritual life – John 3:3-5; Gal. 2:20
Eternal life – Matthew 25:31-46; II Corinthians 5:1-10; Philippians 1:21-26; Revelation 21-22

10. Freedom from the Power of Sin
Romans 6:12-18; 7:14-24; 8:1-11; Galatians 5:1-25;
I Corinthians 10:13;
Ephesians 6:10-18
Then, one day,

11. Freedom from the Presence of Sin
Revelation 21:1-9; II Corinthians 5:1-10; Romans 8:23; I Corinthians 15:40-58;
John 14:1-6; I Thessalonians 4:13-18;
Philippians 3:20-21; Colossians 3:1-2;
I John 2:15-17; II Timothy 4:7-8

12. Let us live according to these freedoms.