God transforms every oppressive structure that are prevalent, because God is a God of freedom (2 Corinthians 3: 17). Liberation theology believes that the liberation that God gives is not merely spiritual but that it is evident in the Bible that it encompasses bodily, mental, spiritual, societal, political, and even financial liberation. The book, The Theology of Liberation, that the Peruvian priest, Gustavo Gutierrez, authored has influenced theology very much. This theology of liberation that is rooted in the teachings of Jesus- a liberation from unjust financial, societal and political oppression, opened doors for other theologies to emanate. The liberation theology that originated in Latin America in the 1950’s and 60’s, later spread to many countries and other churches abroad. Our hope is that the God who sees our sufferings and hears our groans will break the shackles of slavery and weakness and will liberate us. The Israelites who were under the Egyptian oppression for long 430 years cried out to God for freedom. God send them a liberator. The Israelites were liberated through supernatural miracles and the powerful prophetic voice of Moses. The Israelites’ struggle for liberation is the first of its kind and its history still remains. God’s voice ‘bring my people out of bondage’ still echoes in the churches today. God heard the Israelites groaning in slavery and their cry for help and He remembered His covenant(Exodus 2: 23- 25; 3: 10). God who appeared to Moses in the burning bush gives Moses a ministry of liberation.

1. Liberated to Liberate ( Nahum 1: 1- 15)
Nineveh repented after Jonah preached to them. But in time Nineveh stooped to become a place of pride and evil and so Nahum preached against this. Nahum is a prophet who prophesized between 663 BC and 612 BC. Judgment will come for Nineveh’s nefarious behavior for God is a just God. Nahum prophesized that if Nineveh does not remember the liberation it received and repents, the angel of death will come against it. Nineveh should remember the freedom it received during the time of Jonah and work towards its own liberation. Nobody should be oppressed (Nahum 1 : 11 -15).

2. Transformation that Liberation gives (Acts 4: 32 – 37)
The Christians of the first century were an oppressed people. They journey through several persecutions but slowly that community was transformed. They united and came together and became one in body, soul and spirit. Nobody claimed as their own whatever they had. Everything was considered common to all. A society of equivalence was prevalent then. It is true that this situation did not last long. When a transformation occurs in the laws of bondage societies like these are formed. The foundation of the church of Christ should be the society that is depicted here.

3. Liberation through Jesus Christ (Luke 13: 10 -17)
It is the gospel of Christ that transforms the structures of oppression. Jesus’ intention in Nazareth is evident in Like 4: 18, 19. Preaching good news to the poor, proclaiming freedom for the prisoners, recovering the sight of the blind and the release of the oppressed all echo a kind of liberation. We can see Christ’s ministry of healing a woman who has been crippled for eighteen years, on a Sabbath. He freed her from her infirmity ( Luke 13: 12). Christ’s character of liberating from all bonds of evil is manifested here. God straightens the society which has been crippled due to various reasons. Thus a nation which wasn’t a nation becomes a people of God. Inequality, oppression and marginalization cripple a nation. A message of liberation is inevitable for mankind who cannot walk with their heads held high.