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Paul in this passage uses his own life as an illustration of how he had Christian liberty but chose to lay it down for the sake of the Gospel.

“Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” “You were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.” [1] Religious liberty is not simply an ecclesiastical truth debated among…

“Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.” [1] Throughout their long history as a people of faith, Baptists have consistently opposed any diminution of the rights of the individual to seek and…

“Whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgement.” [1] The Book of Judges concludes on a gloomy note. The last verse of the book reads, “In those days there was no king in Israel.” Then, this dark assessment is appended “Everyone did what was…

“Pilate said to [Jesus], ‘You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?’ Jesus answered him, ‘You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. Therefore he who delivered me over to you has the greater sin.’”…

“Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, ‘If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’ They answered him, ‘We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, “You will become free”?’…

“The free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. And the free gift is not like the result of that one man’s sin. For the judgment following one trespass…

“For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. “Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the whole law.…

1 Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead— 2 and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave himself for our sins to deliver…

THE TROUBLED - TRIUMPHANT CHURCH Sermon 27 – “For the Sake of the Gospel” STAND & READ 1 Cor. 9:1-18 Introduction Two weeks back, we began a new section in Paul’s letter to the church in Corinth. This section, which runs from chapter 8-11.1, has as its theme Christian Liberty….our freedom in Christ.…

1 Corinthians 10:23-30 Smoking a Good Cigar to the Glory of God “All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbour. Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question…

John 8:31-41 Baptist Foundations – Freedom and the Christian Life Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved…

The Pharisees thought that they would be pure before God if they washed their hands before they ate. They believed that defilement originates outside of a man. Mark tells us this in the seventh chapter of his gospel. Of course, they were wrong, but their bad theology does raise an interesting question:…

This morning I want to address the young people in our church once again. Our topic is Christian liberty. Several hundred years before the Lord Jesus Christ was born, the prophet Isaiah announced that his mission would be, in part, to proclaim liberty to the captives (Isa. 61:1). This does not mean merely…

Biblical Passages on Separation and Christian Liberty Key verse and attribute of God (this verse enforces the whole Law): Leviticus 11:44 — For I am the Lord your God. You shall therefore consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy. The Apostle Peter restates this verse: I Peter 1:14-16…