Christian Liberty

Title: Christian Liberty

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8-10 Romans 14

Dealing with Liberty

No right to bulldoze

We are not honest about what we are really saying.

• First the meat is different.

• Romans 14-15 the meat is non-kosher meant

• The second main difference is the weaker brother. He is offended at the freedom of the stronger believer. But in the 1 Corinthians passage, the weaker brother is not offended but is caused to offend.

• In Romans, he is the "upset brother," but in 1 Corinthians he is a "stumbling brother."

• To cause one to sin, it would be better to have a mill stone around the neck and thrown into the sea.

• Love is more important that wisdom

Liberty Examples

• Let's consider My choice of Music

• If someone was offended at me, I must ask "why"

• What are their Biblical reason?

• After they show me their reason, I should be prepared to show them my reasons

• If my brother is "cause to offend," then I will never listen to that music in front of him again.

• Thus, if my brother is "caused to offend," then I should differ to him. But if my brother is "offended," then I can prefer him but can also agree to disagree on the issue

Principle 2: The Principle of thee Promotion 9:1-23

• What can we learn from what we just read? Thought?

• We must be willing to sacrifice personal rights in order to promote the gospel. We must keep the gospel in mind