The deliberate misuse of gifts or privileges, and the insulting of individuals. Scripture stresses that neither God's gifts nor his people are to be abused.

2 Kings 19:16

The abuse of God and his people

Of God himself

Nehemiah 4:1-4
1 Peter 4:4

Of God's people

See also

Matthew 5:11
Acts 2:13; 17:32; 18:6
Revelation 2:9
Acts 2:13

See also

Of God's servants

2 Chronicles 36:16
Psalms 22:6-8; 69:7-12; 123:3
Jeremiah 20:7
Luke 16:14

See also

Of Jesus Christ

Luke 23:11
Romans 6:12

The abuse of Christian freedom is condemned

See also

Believers are required to resist sin

Romans 6:14
Hebrews 12:1-2
1 John 5:16-18
Romans 6:1-2

See also

Grace does not give believers the freedom to sin

Romans 6:15; 3:5-8
Galatians 2:17-21
1 Corinthians 8:9-12

The dangers of abusing Christian freedom

Galatians 5:13

becoming a stumbling-block to others

1 Peter 2:16

indulging oneself

as means of covering up evil

1 Corinthians 5:1-2

Examples of the abuse of Christian freedom

See also

Sexual excesses

1 Corinthians 6:12-20
Revelation 2:20-22
Acts 5:1-2

Abuse of giving

1 Corinthians 11:20-22

Abuse of the Lord's Supper

See also

Romans 6:1-2

Falling back into sin

Hebrews 12:1
1 John 1:8-10
Ephesians 5:6
1 Peter 2:8

Disobedience towards God

1 John 2:3-4; 3:4
1 Corinthians 14:1-20

Abuse of spiritual gifts

1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Revelation 2:14,20

Eating food sacrificed to idols

See also

4435 drinking
5220 authority, abuse of
5457 power, human
5769 behaviour
6106 addiction
6187 immorality
6236 sexual sin
6662 freedom, abuse of Christian
8304 loyalty
8703 antinomianism
8775 libertinism
8815 ridicule