Edification Over Gratification….

In our day and age we currently live in our freedoms are being abused. Like I always say, “freedom and responsibility work together, without one, the other destroys itself”. Here in 1 Corinthians chapter 10 we get Paul’s take on God’s truth. Just because we have freedom in Christ, we are not to abuse that freedom. Here are four principles that we can take from this passage. Christians should: choose edification over gratification, choose others over self, choose liberty over legalism, and choose grace over condemnation. Imagine what American life would look like if every Christian employed this kind of attitude. Better yet, how would your life look if you put these principles into action?

You say, “I am allowed to do anything”–but not everything is good for you. You say, “I am allowed to do anything”–but not everything is beneficial. 24 Don’t be concerned for your own good but for the good of others.25 So you may eat any meat that is sold in the marketplace without raising questions of conscience. 26 For “the earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.”27 If someone who isn’t a believer asks you home for dinner, accept the invitation if you want to. Eat whatever is offered to you without raising questions of conscience. 28 (But suppose someone tells you, “This meat was offered to an idol.” Don’t eat it, out of consideration for the conscience of the one who told you. 29 It might not be a matter of conscience for you, but it is for the other person.) For why should my freedom be limited by what someone else thinks? 30 If I can thank God for the food and enjoy it, why should I be condemned for eating it?31 So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 32 Don’t give offense to Jews or Gentiles or the church of God. 33 I, too, try to please everyone in everything I do. I don’t just do what is best for me; I do what is best for others so that many may be saved. 1 Corinthians 10:23-33