Nov. 01, 2026

“Loving Liberty”
Romans 14:13-18
Central Idea: Believers must exercise liberty in responsible love.
Review:
1. Paul is addressing issues of ______________ (14:1)
2. Always live out your convictions for the _________ (14:6-8)
3. You are ____________________ to God for how you live (14:10-12)
I. Don’t let your liberty bring spiritual harm (13-16)
A. Stop judging (13a)
• “Therefore” - ___________________ from the previous verses
• “let us not judge one another anymore”
• The strong - ______________ in Christ
• The weak - under the __________________ of the Law
• The point : If both strong & weak had left it right there, we
wouldn’t have __________________, but they didn’t & we do.
B. Start loving (13b)
• obstacles & stumbling blocks - something one ________ over
• Context: trips a person in their _________ with Jesus.
• Exercise a liberty which encourages the weaker to sin by
following an example & violating their own _____________.
C. Love makes concessions (14)
1. Strong convictions (14a) - _____ things are clean in the Lord
• Mark 7, Acts 10, 1 Timothy 4:4 & Titus 1:15
2. Required concessions (14b)
• The principle of love: The spiritual health of my brother/sister
in Christ, is _______ important than the exercise of my liberty.
• “thinks” = “logic” - “to _______ _____”
D. Love with liberty (15)
1. The standard of love
• Because I love you I will limit my liberty so not to _______ you
2. My self-indulgence vs. Christ’s self-sacrifice
• How could I even conceive of exercising my liberty when my
Lord gave His very life on the _________.
• This isn't an issue of justification, but ____________________.
II. Don’t focus on external issues, but on the heart (16-18)
A. Do what is good for all (16)
• Point: What is “good” for me should not bring about “evil”
for _______________.
B. God’s interest is in eternal things (17)
• 1 Corinthians 8:8
C. God’s kingdom is about serving Christ and others (18)
Applications:
1. __________ are always more important than your __________
preferences.
• My _________ are never more important than my responsibilities.
• My liberties are _________ to be lived out with my Christian
brother and sister in mind.
2. Freedom in Christ doesn’t mean we’re free to do whatever _____
want to do; it means we’re free to do whatever the _______ wants
us to do.
• Let’s be a church more passionate about _________, than we are
about our _____________ preferences.