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20 Jesus, The Son of ManChief Among YouJesus told His Twelve Disciples, “You know that theprinces [rulers] of The Gentiles [without God] exercisedominion over them and they that are great exerciseauthority upon them. But it shall not be so among you:but whosoever will be great among you, let him be yourminister [servant]…Even as the Son of man came notto be ministered to, but to minister [a servant] and togive his life a ransom [payment to buy back] for many”(Matthew 20:25-28).Jesus, by His own choice, was a servant. By His freechoice, He gave His life for you. Christians and TheMessianic Jews are to emulate The Messiah and becomeslaves to God. Faith demands free choice so youare free to choose and have complete liberty. “Becausethe creature [creation] itself also shall be delivered fromthe bondage [slavery] of corruption [death] into the glorious[God’s goodness] liberty of the children of God”(Romans 8:21). At times, you place yourself under thedominion of others to become successful. Once thegoal of being taught or the work is accomplished, theslave is to be released.In The Book of Philemon, The Apostle Paul urges Philemon,the master of Onesimus (a slave), to free himand give him liberty as a fellow Christian. Paul evenoffered to be a ransom, like Christ, to pay Philemonfor his slave’s freedom. Paul reminded Philemon thathe owed his life to Paul because of The Gospel. Godlinessis liberty. To give The Gift of Liberty requiresfaith through “God – In You” and “You – In Him.” It