WCF 20 Christian Liberty Flashcards
Define Christian Liberty
Deliverance from bondage to evil, and free access to God.
From what three things are we freed?
Guilt, wrath, and curse
From what six things are we delivered?
- Present evil world
- Bondage to satan
- Dominion of sin
- Evil of afflictions
- Sting of death
- Victory of the grave
- Everlasting damnation
How does liberty affect our relationship to God?
We have free access to God; we obey out of childlike love and a willing mind.
What advantages do we have that OT believers did not?
Our liberty is now enlarged.
We are free from the yoke of the ceremonial law.
We have greater boldness of access to the throne of grace.
Fuller communications of the free Spirit of God–same work but now we have a union and are indwelt.
What does liberty of conscience mean?
God alone is the one who may bind the conscience, only according to Scripture.
What is the effect of other things binding the conscience?
Destroys liberty and even reason.
How does Christian liberty relate to worship?
Worship follows the regulative principle: we are bound to only obey what God commands regarding worship.
What is the purpose of liberty?
Luke 1:75 “To serve the Lord in holiness and righteousness all our days.”
How does liberty relate to civil authority?
Our Christian liberty and the civil authority are to mutually uphold and preserve each other. Not a license to be a scofflaw nor to sin.
How did Luther and Calvin differ on the Regulative Principle?
Calvin excluded all not commanded; Luther allowed whatever not forbidden.
What about other days for worship?
Forbidden under RPW
What about “hearing from the Lord?”
Pipa: outright sin, destroys liberty of conscience
