Liberty on a Tightrope, Part 1

Insight for Living Daily Broadcast

Chuck Swindoll - Insight for Living

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Christian, Religious And Spirituality, 507918

4.6 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Romans 14:13–23 In Romans 14:19, Paul wrote, "let us aim for harmony in the church and try to build each other up." Living in harmony requires understanding that every Christian is in a different place in their walk with God. Liberty in Christ must be handled with care, even as it is enjoyed. Tune in to hear Pastor Chuck Swindoll discuss a believer's freedom and the principles to use it well. Learn how to balance liberty in Christ with consideration of others. Discover how to agree on the essentials and relax on the nonessentials!

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Most Christians understand they're saved by grace, not rules.
0:11.0	But here's where it gets complicated.
0:13.0	What happens when your freedom becomes someone else's stumbling block?
0:18.0	Today, on Insight for Living, Bible teacher Chuck Swindall tackles one of the most
0:22.6	challenging tensions in the Christian life, the collision between liberty and love. Should we
0:28.9	adjust our choices based on what offends others? Or does that lead back to legalism? In this
0:34.8	penetrating study of Romans chapter 14, we discover why both extremes
0:39.5	missed the mark, and we learn the surprising secret to living freely while loving deeply.
0:49.3	If you brought a Bible, find a letter to the Romans.
0:56.6	If you didn't, that's okay.
0:59.0	You'll see what the text says, and then we'll be guided into it by the Spirit of God
1:04.5	as he speaks to us in a special way.
1:08.8	We love God, and we love how great he he is and we thank him for his word.
1:16.2	I'll read for you this section from Romans 14 beginning at verse 13 down to the end.
1:24.4	Therefore, let us not judge one another anymore, but rather determine this not to put an obstacle
1:30.7	or a stumbling block in a brother's way i know and am convinced in the lord jesus that nothing is
1:37.9	unclean in itself but to him who thinks anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
1:47.6	For if because of food your brother is hurt, you are no longer walking according to love.
1:54.9	Do not destroy with your food him for whom Christ died. Therefore, do not let what is for you a good thing be spoken of
2:05.1	as evil. For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace
2:13.7	and joy in the Holy Spirit. For he who in this way serves Christ is acceptable to God
2:21.9	and approved by men. So then let us pursue the things which make for peace and the building
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 13 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Chuck Swindoll - Insight for Living, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Chuck Swindoll - Insight for Living and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.