Keller argues that true freedom is not the absence of constraints but the strategic choice of the right constraints. He illustrates this with examples such as athletes who submit to rigorous training regimens to achieve peak performance and individuals who sacrifice certain freedoms to maintain loving relationships. Keller states, 'Real freedom comes from a strategic loss of some freedoms in order to gain others.' This idea challenges the modern notion of absolute individual autonomy by emphasizing that meaningful freedom often involves recognizing and submitting to the inherent limitations of our physical and social realities. | Timothy Keller | Making Sense of God

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Freedom Through Constraints

Keller argues that true freedom is not the absence of constraints but the strategic choice of the right constraints. He illustrates this with examples such as athletes who submit to rigorous training regimens to achieve peak performance and individuals who sacrifice certain freedoms to maintain loving relationships. Keller states, 'Real freedom comes from a strategic loss of some freedoms in order to gain others.' This idea challenges the modern notion of absolute individual autonomy by emphasizing that meaningful freedom often involves recognizing and submitting to the inherent limitations of our physical and social realities.

-- Timothy Keller