In For Freedom Christ Has Set Us Free,” Rev. Daniel R. Hyde examines John Owen’s A Discourse Concerning Liturgies, and Their Imposition (1662). Hyde shows that Owen’s central concern was Christian liberty in worship: believers are freed by Christ to worship according to God’s Word alone, not bound by state-imposed liturgies or human traditions. Rooted in the regulative principle, Owen insisted that imposed forms burden the conscience and undermine the Spirit’s work in the church. Hyde highlights how Owen’s defense of freedom in worship was both theological and pastoral, aimed at guarding the church’s joy and faithfulness under Christ’s sole authority.

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