Peace or Freedom

If someone asked you what you would rather have, peace or freedom?  What would you say?

I was watching a TV show the other night with my daughter and a man was asked that question and it got me thinking, which would you choose?

I thing I would choose peace because with peace comes freedom.  There is something to be said for knowing that no matter what I do my father loves me unconditionally.  Honestly, and completely, UNCONDITIONALLY!

I suppose freedom has a certain appeal to it also.  Who wouldn't love complete freedom?  Freedom to do whatever you wanted with no consequences.  Is there such a freedom?  Doesn't everything have consequences?

Besides that if we have peace, true peace, don't we have freedom also? 



To the Jews who had believed  him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.  Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

John 8:31,32

That's true freedom, freedom that comes with peace.