Paul said all things are lawful, but not all things edify, all things are lawful, but I will not be brought under the power of anything (1 Cor 6:12, 10:23-24). The issue is not so much what we do, but why we do it? What is our motive? That which we allow for ourselves is fine, so long as that thing does not rule and control us.
Paul also claimed we should not allow our liberty to be a stumbling block to others. If our liberty would cause others to stumble, then we should not take that liberty (1 Cor 10:27-33). This means that love for others is more important than our freedom to do something.
Finally, Paul said we that should use our liberty not as an opportunity to the flesh, or to serve self, but to serve one another (Gal 5:13). Liberty from the law is for the purpose of serving God. It comes back to what Jesus said, “Not My will but Your will be done.” (Luke 22:42). This is what it means to be not under the law. God is a God of liberty, not of law. The “glorious liberty of the Sons of God” means there is no law and no sin, because the nature is right (Rom 8:21). This was God’s plan before the earth was made.
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