PRaP 9-13-2005

"The Believers Freedom"

1 Corinthians 10:23- 11:1 23"Everything is permissible"”but not
everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible”but not everything is
constructive. 24Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others.
  25Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of
conscience, 26for, "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it."
  27If some unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat
whatever is put before you without raising questions of conscience. 28But
if anyone says to you, "This has been offered in sacrifice," then do not
eat it, both for the sake of the man who told you and for conscience' sake[
d0 29the other man's conscience, I mean, not yours. For why should my
freedom be judged by another's conscience? 30If I take part in the meal
with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of something I thank God for?
 31So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the
glory of God. 32Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the
church of God 33even as I try to please everybody in every way. For I am
not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved.
1Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.

This freedom is taken for granted by all of us. Not one of us can say we
haven't. Everything is permissible but not everything is beneficial. This
goes right back to what the Lord has been showing me about my stuff. OK
someone is still struggling with what I talked about this past weekend LOL.
Is it me? Or is it you? I have moved on to the next subject that God has
put on my heart and we will be discussing it this Sunday so I hope you all
can make it. I can't really add anything else to these scriptures other
than search your heart and try to seek out what God is trying to say to
you. Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others. Do you do
that?

PRaP 1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1