Does Christianity restrict your freedom?

[Allie]

I am here to talk about what I see as the misconception of all Christians being un-free.

Before we begin, however, (the people who have seen me before will be reading this again) I will say that I come to you in the humblest of circumstances, I am still very young.

So, I will start off -- I do not believe that Christians are not free. Oh, and before I begin, know that many of my arguments will be repetitions of what Ben Stuart has said. I listened to one of his sermons ('Shouldn't we Find our own Way?' -- Free on iTunes) and have been inspired to start this debate.

A response to some general commandments in the Bible, which I know will come up:
Yes, there are commandments in the Bible; they were given to us because of Christ's love for us, they were given to us for our own well-being. He wants us to live fully satisfying, joyful, and fulfilled lives, which we could not do without his guidance.

I'm not sure how much I should say before I actually start debating (Oh, the lack of experience!) so I'll leave it at that.

Okay, I'm ready. Go ahead.

[twobitsmedia]

Even something like death is slowly but surely being overcome.

Could you substantiate this claim?

[Homicidal_Cherry53]

Even something like death is slowly but surely being overcome.

Could you substantiate this claim?

To a point, although I can't guarantee that it will be overcome, or is even possible to be overcome (not that I even think it should be overcome). To overcome death, you simply have to get rid of the causes of death. In the last 200 years, we have overcome some causes of death and have made many others much more manageable.

That, however, was a rather small point of my post, and is ultimately pretty inconsequential.