There are four laws of Christian behaviour

1. The law of liberty, always directed toward self and your rights as a Christian. Biblically you have the right to do certain things that will not cause you to sin and lose fellowship with the Lord. That is your freedom, your law of liberty, expressed in 1 Corinthians 8:4,9.

2. The law of love, directed toward God and others. Gate 5, motivational virtue: personal love for God; Gate six, functional virtue: impersonal love directed toward all. In essence, this law avoids offending the weaker brethren and becoming a distraction to their spiritual growth. This law is expressed in 1 Corinthians 8:13.

3. The law of expediency, directed primarily toward the unbeliever. Expediency deals with evangelism and the individual’s testimony toward the unbeliever. The unbeliever often superimposes certain standards on the believer, standards which are nonsensical. He expects the believer to comply and exemplify these standards regardless of their spiritual connotation. Therefore the Christian must often refrain from doing certain things not because they are wrong but because they prevent the unbeliever from seeing the true issue of salvation, faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. This law is expressed in 1 Corinthians 9:16-23; 10:23.

4. The law of supreme sacrifice, always directed toward God. This is the highest law of Christian behaviour. It requires the believer to often forsake normal living and legitimate function in life in order to serve the Lord in a specialised capacity or in an historical emergency. This law is stated in 1 Corinthians 9:1-15.