Christian liberty

In Christianity, the doctrine of Christian liberty or Christian freedom states that Christians have been set free in Christ and are thus free to serve him.[1] Lester DeKoster views the two aspects of Christian liberty as "freedom from" and "freedom for" and suggests that the pivot between the two is the divine law.[2]

In the area of Christian living, liberty is often discussed in terms of what activities Christians are free to engage in. Modern-day issues concerning Christian liberty include alcohol drinking, women's head-coverings, and birth control.[3] These things are sometimes called adiaphora, or "things indifferent".[4]

Some Christian denominations who require office-bearers to subscribe to certain creeds and confessions allow liberty of opinion on non-essential matters.[5]

## See also

* On the Freedom of a Christian

## References

1. ↑ "Liberty". Bible Gateway. https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/encyclopedia-of-the-bible/Liberty. "Having been liberated by Christ from the penalty of sin, the Christian is challenged to employ this liberty properly in Christian living."
2. ↑ DeKoster, Lester. "Liberty, Christian". Evangelical Dictionary of Theology. p. 638.
3. ↑ Malone, Fred. "Christian Liberty". Founders Ministries. https://founders.org/articles/christian-liberty/.
4. ↑ Cooper, Barry. "Adiaphora". Ligonier Ministries. https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts/simply-put/adiaphora.
5. ↑ Hood, Jared (2019). "Give Me Liberty: Liberty of Opinion in the Presbyterian Church of Australia". Reformed Theological Review 78 (1): 51. doi:10.53521/a228. https://rtrjournal.org/index.php/RTR/article/view/228. Retrieved 4 November 2023.

## Further reading

* Ferguson, Sinclair. "4 Principles for the Exercise of Christian Liberty". Ligonier. https://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/4-principles-exercise-christian-liberty.

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