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The correct reading is "if".
Men are "free" from all directions of "authority" if "contrary" (against) God's will, but lawful authority must be obeyed.
BUT (!) in matters of FAITH, no law may be put "BESIDE" God's Word either, so men are to be "free" of commands respecting worship that are "imposed" beside the Word, even if not demonstrably contrary to God's command.
__________________ Rev. Bruce G. Buchanan
ChainOLakes Presbyterian Church, CentralLake, MI Made both Lord and Christ--Jesus, the Destroyer
Acts 2:36 - 1 Cor. 10:9-10 & 15:22-26 - Hebrews 2:9-15 - 1 John 3:8 - James 4:12
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