Chapter 20

Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience

Christian liberty and freedom of conscience.

Article 20.1

Christian Liberty

The liberty which Christ hath purchased for believers under the gospel consists in their freedom from the guilt of sin, the condemning wrath of God, the curse of the moral law; and in their being delivered from this pres…

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Article 20.2

Liberty of Conscience

God alone is Lord of the conscience, and hath left it free from the doctrines and commandments of men which are in anything contrary to his Word, or beside it, in matters of faith or worship. So that to believe such doct…

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Article 20.3

Liberty Is Not License

They who, upon pretense of Christian liberty, do practice 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…

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Article 20.4

Powers Ordained by God

And because the power which God hath ordained, and the liberty which Christ hath purchased, are not intended by God to destroy, but mutually to uphold and preserve one another; they who, upon pretense of Christian libert…

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