06.17.2012 Freedom, Responsibility and Love
Christian Liberty – We have complete liberty in everything – as long as it is not specifically prohibited in the Bible. Now, I should give some qualifications for that ‘specifically prohibited in the Bible.’ Some things were specific to the Jews – dietary laws, etc. – but there is also the Moral Law which is for all of us – the Ten Commandments and how those are expressed throughout the rest of the Bible. One more qualification: that liberty that Paul gives must be controlled by our love and responsibility to others. It is not just ...