First Corinthians 10:14-33
Everything is permissible, but not everything has value.
That is so true. What I am able to do, versus what God wants me to do, can be very different things. What do I value? What is important? I should do things, not because I can, but because is gives glory to God. God's glory will last forever, and only those things done for his glory will have eternal significance. Just do it, not because you can, but because God is glorified by it.
According to Paul, one of the things that has value for us is the body of Christ. Therefore, we must exercise our freedom to glorify God by building each other up. Be constructive (23).
Also, for those of us who are people pleaser, note that Paul also sought to please people, but for only one reason: so that they might be saved. Once again, every action, every choice is valueable only if it glorifies God. And his greatest glory comes through the proclamation of the Gospel.
That is so true. What I am able to do, versus what God wants me to do, can be very different things. What do I value? What is important? I should do things, not because I can, but because is gives glory to God. God's glory will last forever, and only those things done for his glory will have eternal significance. Just do it, not because you can, but because God is glorified by it.
According to Paul, one of the things that has value for us is the body of Christ. Therefore, we must exercise our freedom to glorify God by building each other up. Be constructive (23).
Also, for those of us who are people pleaser, note that Paul also sought to please people, but for only one reason: so that they might be saved. Once again, every action, every choice is valueable only if it glorifies God. And his greatest glory comes through the proclamation of the Gospel.
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posted by Randy Rogers at
1:18 PM
2 Comments:
so we should be prepared to defend our faith
Absolutely. Defending the faith is important--but our lives should also be a defense of the faith. If I say I believe, then my lifestyle must exhibit the faith I claim.
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