Paragraph 21.3

They who, upon Pretence of Christian Liberty, do practice any Sin, or cherish any sinful Lust, as they do thereby pervert the main Design of the Grace of the Gospel, to their own Destruction, so they wholly destroy^a the End of Christian Liberty; which is, that, being delivered out of the Hands of all our Enemies, we might serve the Lord without Fear, in Holiness and Righteousness before him, all the Days of our Lives.^b

1. a. Romans 6:1–2

   Romans 6:1–2

   ^6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? ^6:2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

   ^6:1 What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase? ^6:2 Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer?

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2. b. Galatians 5:13; 2 Peter 2:18, 21

   Galatians 5:13

   ^5:13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

   ^5:13 For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.

   2 Peter 2:18; 2 Peter 2:21

   ^2:18 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. ^2:21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

   ^2:18 With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error. ^2:21 It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.

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