21 Bible Verses about Religious Freedom

For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity to indulge your flesh, but through love serve one another.

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us (because it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree")

For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be subject again to the yoke of slavery.

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is present, there is freedom.

For the law possesses a shadow of the good things to come but not the reality itself, and is therefore completely unable, by the same sacrifices offered continually, year after year, to perfect those who come to worship.

One person believes in eating everything, but the weak person eats only vegetables.

Were you called as a slave? Do not worry about it. But if indeed you are able to be free, make the most of the opportunity.

But be careful that this liberty of yours does not become a hindrance to the weak.

For sin will have no mastery over you, because you are not under law but under grace.

At the end of every seven years you must declare a cancellation of debts.

"Everything is lawful," but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is lawful," but not everything builds others up.

So if the son sets you free, you will be really free.

I do not mean yours but the other person's. For why is my freedom being judged by another's conscience?

I will be secure, for I seek your precepts.

Now this matter arose because of the false brothers with false pretenses who slipped in unnoticed to spy on our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, to make us slaves.

The commanding officer answered, "I acquired this citizenship with a large sum of money." "But I was even born a citizen," Paul replied.

For the one who was called in the Lord as a slave is the Lord's freedman. In the same way, the one who was called as a free person is Christ's slave.

But now, freed from sin and enslaved to God, you have your benefit leading to sanctification, and the end is eternal life.

Now receive the one who is weak in the faith, and do not have disputes over differing opinions.

One person regards one day holier than other days, and another regards them all alike. Each must be fully convinced in his own mind.

Even though they have the appearance of wisdom with their self-imposed worship and false humility achieved by an unsparing treatment of the body -- a wisdom with no true value -- they in reality result in fleshly indulgence.