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The Northeastern Evangelical Lutheran Church in South Africa proclaims, witnesses and shares the Good News of God's Grace in Jesus Christ.

Bishop's Post October /November 2024
“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” (2 Corinthians 3:17)
The Holy Spirit frees the captive heart, but it is a freedom for God, not just from bondage. This freedom does not come through legalism, coercion, or fear. It comes through love. No one can be forced into faith—not by rules, fear, or pressure. When faith is imposed in such ways, hypocrisy often follows. True freedom for God is rooted in love, and it is love that calls us to Him.
The Holy Spirit frees us, not so that we walk through life alone, but so that we walk with God. We are freed by His love and accompanied by His grace. As the theologian Karl Rahner describes, “Dependence on God and human autonomy and freedom grow in the same measure, not in opposite directions. In a loving relationship with God, the Spirit of God sets us on our own two feet. We are called to believe, to love, and to hope. But all of this happens spiritually, in connection with the living Christ through the Holy Spirit.”
Paul reminds us that where we walk with God and follow the promptings of the Holy Spirit, there is freedom. Through the Spirit, Jesus desires to free us—promising to carry us in our burdens, offering His grace, and leading us by His Spirit. Faith receives this invitation and says yes to Jesus. In doing so, we become free—free to entrust our whole lives to God. We are free to live in service to the world we inhabit, with hearts full of love and hands willing to act.
This freedom is not just a release from the past, but a freedom to live a new life in Christ. A life where the Spirit leads, where love drives out fear, and where grace accompanies every step.

The eQuip 2025 retreat will take place from 2 - 5 January 2025.
For more information click on the link: eQuip 2025

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NELCSA Synod 2023 took place from 19 to 22 October 2023 at the Augsburg congregation.