The issue of religious liberty hinges on the same choice today. Will the church fully accept Christ as its master, or will it remain submitted to the world and its policies, philosophies, customs, and expectations? The truth can set us free, but we must be willing to surrender everything that separates us from the Freedom-Giver. The power belongs to God. The choice is ours.

Nicodemus eventually accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior, and became truly victorious among the people. This same victory, and this same freedom in Christ, is promised to us today. The power of redemption and transformation is God’s. The choice is ours.

The fight for religious liberty is found not only in the realm of abstract concepts and ideas. The battle plays itself out in a very tangible and personal arena. That stage is the body temple.