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Originally posted by josiahdefender
"When the scriptures are silent on matters regarding pattern and conduct
we are allowed liberty. "
I'd rather error on the side of caution and flee sin then let it go and sin. Sorry.
In Christ we have liberty, let me make some examples of my thinking so as to clarify to all that liberty is not sin, nor would a believer think that liberty is sin.
1. When one comes to the house of God with a women is she shaved on her head? or is she covered? Is she wearing a dress or pants?
Paul said that the "Churches have no such custom", therefore LIBERTY is granted were other scriptures would allow for freedom.
2 As I said earlier in another post, that variations in administration is
LIBERTY which was how prophecy was handled in different churches.
3. How about the LIBERTY of how a service is ordered? Can it be preaching-worship-altarcall? Can it be Worship-announcements-preaching-altarcall-fellowship? Can it be Preaching-giving-fellowship? These are liberties that the SCRIPTURES are silent about, nevertheless we may do them in which order we please and God is glorified.
Our dress, our manner, our race, our relationship with God may all be different, yet God required no set pattern or manner to perform ANY SERVICE TO HIM.
As to sin, what sin would you be refering too? I would never advocate sin
in any manner in any way. Liberty is not to be used as a means of LICENSE to walk after the flesh, but is what Im saying here license to sin? No.
Rather it is freedom from sin, and freedom from forms and rituals that have no power and can do nothing to make us closer to our Lord.
Lastly I would remark that it is never the intent of believers to step beyond
clearly understood precept from scripture. But where scripture is silent we may have liberty.
Josiah
Thanks Josiah, you are quite correct.
Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty!
And I'd rather make a mistake, then disobey God. People need to remember the 3 servants that were given talents. The one who buried it due to fear was called "wicked".
The only people who are not making mistakes are those who are doing nothing.
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