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The Lordship of Christ Over Body-Life-Romans 14:5-13

Parker Reardon

Parker Reardon

teaching

August 24, 2025
In his 12-year expositional series on Romans, 'The Doctor', D. Martin Lloyd-Jones, preached 366 sermons. When addressing Liberty & Conscience he said, "All Christians have been made free by Christ (Jn 8:36), but not all have an equally strong grasp of what this means in practice. Some are weakened by scruples about things which are strictly neither right nor wrong, while others assert their liberty in a way which risks doing violence to the consciences of the weak. It was this situation which the Apostle Paul addressed in Romans 14. He insisted that, while Christian liberty was to be maintained, it was never to be asserted in such a way as to hurt the consciences of others, or to embolden them to do what they believed to be wrong...the fitting conclusion is that true Christianity is not, in the end, concerned with such matters as what may be eaten or what days should be observed, but with a divine kingdom, characterized by inward righteousness, peace, and joy." Join us this coming Lord's Day as we continue to learn at the feet of the beloved Apostle Paul about Christian liberty/issues of conscience that the Scriptures do not command nor forbid. "The Lordship of Christ Over Body-Life" (Romans 14:5-13).

Scripture

RomansRomans 14Romans 14:5Romans 14:5-13JohnJohn 8:36

Topics

romanslordshipchristian libertyslaves of christissues of consciencefreedom in christweak brotherstrong christianjudgmentstumbling block