"But take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause my brother to stumble."
Paul says in Galatians 5:22-23 that one of the fruits of the Spirit in your life is self-control. In Christ, we are truly blessed in that we are no longer under the Law but freedom. However, Christ gave us a commandment to follow: love one another as He has loved us. Think about this for a moment; Jesus was God in the flesh! He had the power to never be hungry, tired, or frustrated. He could snap His fingers and make the apostles into super-holy men. He could whistle and the Roman guards who were torturing Him would be frogs. It was all in his ability to do, but He didn't do these things. Why? Because of love. He so loved us that He chose self control and self denial so that we might have salvation. This is how Jesus loved us, and how He commands us to love one another. We are all free to do whatever we wish in Christ, but the question we need to ask is if our actions are causing someone to walk closer to Christ or walk further away from Him. Freedom is a great thing, but not allowing your freedom to destroy someone else is an even greater thing. Love others enough to sacrifice so that they may be drawn closer to the Lord. This is what Jesus did for us after all.
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