They who, upon pretence of Christian liberty, do practise any sin, or cherish any lust, do thereby destroy the end of Christian liberty, which is, that being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, we might serve the Lord without fear, in holiness and righteousness before Him, all the days of our life.
Christian liberty provides no excuse for sin. It is an abuse to "practice any sin, or cherish any lust" using liberty in Christ as a basis for such. Instead, the proper end of Christian liberty is serving God without fear, "in holiness and righteousness." This extends to serving the body of Christ, in which the needs of one's brother or sister should trump any exercise of liberty (see Romans 14).
Tomorrow: The relationship of individual conscience and established authorities.
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