John 8:32
And you will know what the truth is and the truth will set you free [i.e. from bondage to sin]."
John 8:36
Therefore, if the Son sets you free [from sin], you will be truly free.
1 Corinthians 9:24-26
Do you not know that [although] everyone runs in a race, only one person wins the prize? So, you should run in order to win.
2 Corinthians 3:17
Now the Lord [i.e., Christ] is the Holy Spirit, and there is freedom [from the bondage of sin and fear] wherever the Spirit of the Lord is.
2 Corinthians 6:11
We have spoken freely to you, O Corinthians, and our hearts have been wide open to you.
Luke 1:74-75
that we would be delivered from the [destructive] hand of our enemies and [then] serve Him without fear
Hebrews 12:1
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a large crowd of spectators [Note: Christians are pictured here as being in a crowded arena, performing in the games], we should lay aside every [excessive] weight and sin that so easily entangle us, and with perseverance, we should run the race [of life] that lies before us.
1 Peter 2:16
As servants of God, you should live as free people, but do not use this freedom to cover up your wrongdoing.