"Not all things build up," 1 Corinthians 10:23.
Permitted? Yes. Up-building? No. Talking about freedom again, the liberty we enjoy as people redeemed by Christ. We've got freedoms in God's presence that we did not have before coming to Christ. And we will not let others' cultural scruples limit our own liberties. But. In Christ we join the greater call to nurture the work of God. Salvation of all humans. So. We seek our neighbor's good. We yield personal rights to give no cultural offense to Jew or to Gentile or to God's church. Indeed, we build up each other to glorify God.
We meet with a brother or sister today attentive not to offend each other in exercising personal liberties. And together we praise God who did all things to build us up into Christ.
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