American Freedom Isn't Biblical Freedom
“Give me liberty or give me death.” Patrick Henry’s famous words have echoed through American culture for 250 years. They show up on T-shirts, bumper stickers, and church signs. They get quoted in sermons, usually around the Fourth of July. But here’s the thing: Patrick Henry wasn’t quoting Scripture. And if you read what the Bible actually says about freedom, it sounds almost nothing like what Americans mean when we use the word. ...