There are two types of freedom: freedom from and freedom for. Christ has set us free. We are liberated from sin’s binding power. St. Augustine outlined four stages of humanity: able to sin; not able not to sin; able not to sin; and finally (in Heaven) not able to sin. We are as believers “able not to sin.” We are free from the penalty for sin and we are free from slavery to it. But we enslave ourselves nonetheless. Our freedom from was bought so we would have freedom for—freedom for serving Jesus and loving others. We pray for freedom from sin so we can be free for the beautiful life won by Christ.