After an interesting online conversation on the subject of Christian Liberty, our host and pastor Ben Winslett felt compelled to theme this week's radio program on that very subject. In this broadcast, he shows the differences in things commanded and things optional, which fall under the category of Christian liberty.

For example, scripture tells us to sing in worship but not to play. From this, we derive that to play instead of sing praises would be to substitute a command of God for a personal preference. Many other issues fall under this category (the gender of ministers, baptism or sprinkling, believer's baptism or infant baptism, etc). We have no liberty to violate God's commands or change the clear dictates of His word.

Yet, there are many issues that fall under Christian Liberty (forms of media by which to distribute the preaching of the gospel, homeschooling, what times to meet for worship, types of apparel during worship, etc). In all of the issues of liberty, there must be charity.

Radio broadcast for May 13, 2012.