Baptist Distinctives · Foundational
Soul Liberty and the Priesthood of Every Believer
Every soul is free from human force in matters of faith because every soul must answer to God, and every believer may come to God through Christ alone, yet this freedom is answerability to God, never a license to believe anything.
The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.
What you'll learn
1
Define soul liberty, and tell how it differs from the priesthood of believers and from Christian liberty
2
Show from Scripture why every soul answers to God and why faith cannot be forced
3
Explain why soul liberty is not doctrinal license, and why truth is not relative
4
Answer the historic case for religious force fairly, and tell what this liberty has cost
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