Liberty on a Tightrope, Part 2

Insight for Living Daily Broadcast

Chuck Swindoll - Insight for Living

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

4.6 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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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!

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0:00.0	In the family of God, we tend to divide Christians into two categories, the mature and the immature,
0:14.0	or the free and the legalistic.
0:16.9	But the truth is, we need each other.
0:19.4	Today, on Insight for Living, Chuck Swindall reveals why the spiritually strong can be just as immature as the weak,
0:26.6	especially when they flaunt their freedom.
0:29.6	Drawing from Romans 14, Chuck challenges the legalists to chill out, and the grace abusers to show some heart.
0:36.6	The goal isn't picking sides.
0:39.2	It's pursuing what builds each other up.
0:42.0	Chuck titled his message, Liberty on a Tightrope.
0:50.6	The essence of Christianity is not external.
0:56.0	It's eternals.
0:58.0	It's not external.
1:00.0	What you will answer for is not what you put into your stomach,
1:04.0	but what the attitude of your heart was, or is.
1:09.0	Look at 18, for he who in this way serves Christ is acceptable across the board,
1:16.6	to God and to others. So then, he adds, let's pursue the things which make for peace
1:24.5	and the building up of one another.
1:32.2	That's one of those great verses you do well to commit to memory or at least write out and put on the visor of your car or maybe on the bathroom mirror.
1:37.1	The great verse.
1:38.2	So then let's pursue.
1:39.6	Today, Lord, help me to pursue the things that bring peace and build up others. Guard me from even
1:48.6	inadvertently tearing down or weakening or offending someone. I know you can go to crazy extremes
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