liberty
- liberty
Freedom for nations and individuals. The Jews lost their political liberty from 586
BCE when the Babylonians overthrew the state. Independence was recovered during the
Maccabean [[➝ Maccabees, books of]] period and then lost again until the emergence of the modern state of Israel in 1948
CE. For some, the hope of a Messianic kingdom was a hope for political independence. Individuals were sometimes released from slavery as in the year of
Jubilee [[➝ jubilee]] (
Lev. 25:8–17) and in
NT times (
Acts 12:7–11;
Heb. 13:23) imprisoned Christians sometimes had their liberty restored.
Liberty is an important concept in the
NT as a description of one aspect of
salvation in Christ (
John 8:32). ‘Enemies’ from which Christ liberates believers are listed as
sin (alienation from God),
law [[➝ Law]] (a system of salvation by works),
Satan (the power of darkness,
Col. 1:13), and
death (a power of extinction and corruption). Thus liberated, believers can respond in
joy and give themselves in
love and service to God and neighbour (
Gal. 5:13–14,
22); the new freedom is so complete that Paul can paradoxically describe this state as a new bondage (to
righteousness;
Rom. 6:18–22) leading to abundant life, in the
Spirit [[➝ spirit]] (
2 Cor. 3:17).
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Liberty’s — ➡ Liberty * * * … Universalium
Liberty — Liberty, MO U.S. city in Missouri Population (2000): 26232 Housing Units (2000): 9973 Land area (2000): 26.952833 sq. miles (69.807515 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.057506 sq. miles (0.148939 sq. km) Total area (2000): 27.010339 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Liberty — (engl. für „Freiheit“) bezeichnet: die Göttin der Freiheit, siehe Libertas USS Liberty (AGTR 5), US amerikanisches Spionageschiff Liberty Frachter, Schiffsbaureihe Liberty (Motor), Flugmotor Liberty Island, Standort der Freiheitsstatue Liberty… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Liberty L-12 — Vue du moteur Constructeur Ford, Packard, Marmon, Buick Premier vol 1917 Caractéristiques … Wikipédia en Français
Liberty — Lib er*ty (l[i^]b [ e]r*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Liberties} ( t[i^]z). [OE. liberte, F. libert[ e], fr. L. libertas, fr. liber free. See {Liberal}.] 1. The state of a free person; exemption from subjection to the will of another claiming ownership of the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Liberty X — Datos generales Origen Reino Unido Estado Separados … Wikipedia Español
liberty — lib·er·ty n pl ties 1 a: freedom from external (as governmental) restraint, compulsion, or interference in engaging in the pursuits or conduct of one s choice to the extent that they are lawful and not harmful to others b: enjoyment of the rights … Law dictionary
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liberty — [ libɛrti ] n. m. inv. • 1892; n. déposé, du nom de l inventeur et de la firme londonienne Liberty ♦ Anglic. Étoffe de coton légère, souvent à dessins ou à petites fleurs, employée dans l ameublement et l habillement. Chemisier en liberty. ●… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Liberty TV — Création 2000 Slogan La télé des vacances Format d image 576i (SDTV) Langue Français et Néerlandais … Wikipédia en Français
Liberty X — war eine fünfköpfige britische Popband. Sie entstand 2001 im Rahmen der britischen Ausgabe der Castingshow Popstars und löste sich 2007 nach der Veröffentlichung von drei Alben auf. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Bandgeschichte 2 Diskografie 2.1 Alben … Deutsch Wikipedia
