Freedom Re the Things of This Life

In days of self-indulgence, in days when hedonism and worldliness saturate the life of the churchlike fat does bacon, one becomes apprehensive about extolling freedom in the use of the things of this world (with the fullness thereof). The need of the hour, it is everywhere apparent, is moderation, self-discipline, restraint, and perhaps even a good dose of self-imposed austerity - sometimes known as fasting (which is not to be confused with dieting). The reformers, Calvin in particular,...