In my last article, I defined and explained the main teaching of Scripture concerning Christian liberty. Contrary to popular opinion even among conservative Christians, true freedom as defined by the Bible is not the right to do whatever we please. Rather, it is the rescued condition of the believer from Satan’s bondage of selfish sin, […]
The liberty which Christ hath purchased for believers under the gospel consists in their freedom from the guilt of sin, the condemning wrath of God, the curse of the moral law; and, in their being delivered from this present evil world, bondage to Satan, and dominion of sin; from the evil of afflictions, the sting […]
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage…. For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. Galatians 5:1, 13 Freedom is always preferable to bondage. […]
The two have frequently been confused. “Liberty” is often taken to be the right to do what ever one pleases. After all, is not “liberty” to be understood as “freedom”—freedom to do as one wishes? Does not liberty imply that one is not bound by laws and regulations? No wonder such conclusions are drawn! Much […]
Much is said in our day of “Christian Liberty”. Just what is meant by this oft-used term? Does this mean that the Christian is at liberty to do as he pleases? Does it mean that he is set at liberty, set free? Does it mean that the Christian is a law unto himself? Does it […]
Liberty is on the lips of many in our day. Everyone wants to be at liberty to do what he wants. The use of the term is commonly associated with freedom. Man wants to be free to do his own thing. In his mad pursuit of freedom man wants to be free from any restrictions […]
The following article was written by a member of the Redlands Young Peoples Society which was considered worth publishing in the magazine. What is Christian liberty? Is it the liberty of the Christian to have a right “for an occasion to the flesh”? Shall we sin because we are not under the law, but […]
The Basis of Christian Unity: An Exposition of John 17 and Ephesians 4 by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. Published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan. As everyone has noticed there are great social pressures for church unity today. The emphasis is on fellowship from an external point of view with no regard for […]
“Hast thou faith? Have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that judgeth not himself in that thing which he alloweth. But he that doubteth is condemned if he eat, because he eateth not out of faith. For whatsoever is not out of faith is sin” (Rom. 14:22,23). By faith here is to be […]
“I know and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean of itself, but to him (the weak) that esteemeth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean” (Rom. 14:14). No material thing is inherently sinful, but the consciences of some are not fully free to realize this. “There is nothing […]