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1 Peter 2:16
==Liberalism vs licentiousness==
==Liberalism vs licentiousness==
The etymology of 'liber' needs to be reworked; it clearly is not going to work. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 15:19, 5 April 2007 (EDT)
The etymology of 'liber' needs to be reworked; it clearly is not going to work. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 15:19, 5 April 2007 (EDT)
== 1 Peter 2:16 ==
<blockquote>However, 1 Peter 2:16 states, "As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God."</blockquote>
The word that is being translated to 'liberty' here is the Greek word (not Latin) eleutheria[http://www.blueletterbible.org/cgi-bin/c.pl?book=1Pe&chapter=2&verse=16&version=KJV#16]. In bibcal use this word has a few meanings[http://www.blueletterbible.org/cgi-bin/words.pl?book=1Pe&chapter=2&verse=16&strongs=1657&page=]
#liberty to do or to omit things having no relationship to salvation
#fancied liberty (licence, the liberty to do as one pleases)
#true liberty is living as we should not as we please
I will also point to other variations of this translation[http://www.blueletterbible.org/cgi-bin/versions.pl?book=1Pe&chapter=2&verse=16&version=KJV#16]
While this word is translated to 'liberty', so is exousia[http://www.blueletterbible.org/cgi-bin/words.pl?book=1Cr&chapter=8&verse=9&strongs=1849&page=] and anesis[http://www.blueletterbible.org/cgi-bin/words.pl?book=Act&chapter=24&verse=23&strongs=425&page=] and aphesis[http://www.blueletterbible.org/cgi-bin/words.pl?book=Luk&chapter=4&verse=18&strongs=859&page=]. These are all different words in Greek and care should be taken to make sure that you are using the word in the correct sense. Later in the passage, there is a clear point of view used with the editorial on licentiousness. --[[User:Mtur|Mtur]] 15:39, 5 April 2007 (EDT)