Christian Liberty and the Raised Eyebrow

A very helpful post here by Mark Lauterbach on the nature of Christian liberty and how to apply it and communicate about it. Here is one important paragraph. Please read the rest.

I am not saying we can skip the details. I must apply in the details! Christian liberty is not avoiding specific application of truth. I am saying that I cannot take my application and proclaim it as Scripture. I dare not state my application as having the same authority as Scripture. I can say, “The Bible tells me to flee from immorality. The Bible tells me not to have fellowship with deeds of darkness. In my case, I think that means I should not watch PG-13 movies. That is my conscience before God.”

Apply that to your school choices, application of gender roles, major purchases, how many kids to have, whether to watch and what to watch in media, whether to drink wine and beer and, etc. The Bible says nothing about watching TV. The Bible, given in the wisdom of God, has enough principles to shape how we answer that question. God the Spirit will help us apply. More than that, we will grow and change in our application. But keep your applications separate from the pure Word of God.

The whole thing here.