"Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a person to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble. It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother or sister to fall."
Romans 14:19-21
After murdering his brother, Cain asked the Lord, " Am I my brother's keeper?"
The answer is, of course, yes, that we are supposed to watch out for, care for, and be considerate of, the welfare of our brothers & sisters. Sometimes, it's not what we do, but what we restrain from doing that is beneficial. Whether it's food or drink related, or what media we may be watching or listening to, or any other activity or behavior that may be OK as a Christian, we might knowingly be in the company of people that may be caused to stumble & fall as a result of our actions.
Love as we know it as Christians brings tremendous freedom, but love demonstrated here is our ability to sometimes deny ourselves when faced with situations such as this. There is no point, no victory, in being able to declare the fact that one was technically correct, while we opened a door to a sibling's weakness that caused their downfall.
Let's watch over and edify each other.
Romans 14:19-21
After murdering his brother, Cain asked the Lord, " Am I my brother's keeper?"
The answer is, of course, yes, that we are supposed to watch out for, care for, and be considerate of, the welfare of our brothers & sisters. Sometimes, it's not what we do, but what we restrain from doing that is beneficial. Whether it's food or drink related, or what media we may be watching or listening to, or any other activity or behavior that may be OK as a Christian, we might knowingly be in the company of people that may be caused to stumble & fall as a result of our actions.
Love as we know it as Christians brings tremendous freedom, but love demonstrated here is our ability to sometimes deny ourselves when faced with situations such as this. There is no point, no victory, in being able to declare the fact that one was technically correct, while we opened a door to a sibling's weakness that caused their downfall.
Let's watch over and edify each other.
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