Free from
Bondage
God’s
Way

KAY ARTHUR

HARVEST HOUSE™ PUBLISHERS

EUGENE, OREGON

Except where otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations in this book are taken from the New American Standard Bible®, © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

Except where otherwise indicated, all maps and charts in this book, as well as the “How to Get Started” portion of the introductory material, have been adapted and condensed from The New Inductive Study Bible, Copyright © 2000 by Precept Ministries International.

Cover by Koechel Peterson & Associates, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota

The New Inductive Study Series
FREE FROM BONDAGE GOD’S WAY

Copyright © 1994 by Precept Ministries International
Published by Harvest House Publishers
Eugene, Oregon 97402

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Arthur, Kay, 1933–

Free from bondage God’s way / Kay Arthur.

    p. cm. — (The new inductive study series)

ISBN 0-7369-0800-5

1. Bible. N.T. Galatians—Study and teaching. 2. Bible. N.T. Ephesians—Study and teaching. I. Title. II. Series: Arthur, Kay, 1933– The new inductive study series.

BS2685.5.A78   1994

227’.4’007—dc290

98-36529

CIP

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CONTENTS

How to Get Started

Free from Bondage God’s Way

GALATIANS

Week One

Saved by Grace but in Bondage to the Law?

Week Two

Shackled by Your Past?

Week Three

Where’s Freedom from Your Flesh?

Week Four

You’re an Heir of Grace…Live Like It!

Week Five

How Do You Walk by the Spirit?

Week Six

Bearing the Cross…and His Brandmarks

EPHESIANS

Week One

Why Are You in Bondage to Others’ Opinions of You?

Week Two

Secure and Seated with Jesus!

Week Three

Grace That Covers and Provides

Week Four

Loved Unconditionally

Week Five

Forgiven—and Able to Forgive!

Week Six

How Can I Walk in Love?

Week Seven

Stand Firm!

Notes

Books in the New Inductive Study Series

Harvest House Books by Kay Arthur

The Updated New Inductive Study Bible

Digging Deeper

HOW TO GET STARTED…

Sometimes it’s hard to read instructions. You simply want to get started, and only if all else fails will you read the directions. I understand, but in this case, don’t do it! These instructions are part of getting started, and they will help you greatly.

FIRST

As you study the books of Galatians and Ephesians, you will need four things in addition to this book:

1. A Bible that you are willing to mark in. Marking is essential because it is an integral part of the learning process and will help you remember and retain what you learned. An ideal Bible for this purpose is The New Inductive Study Bible (NISB). The NISB, available ...