Edify Law - Bishop Horace Ransom Jr.
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Expediency - Law - EdificationThe Believer's Liberty (and Agape)Bishop H. Ransom Jr. - Life Enrichment Bible Study
1 Cor. 10: 23 - 33The Believer's Freedom
First Some Definition...
'All' Things
Lawful
Expediency
Edification
All things.....
Colosians 1:16 - Jesus created 'all things'
John 1: 3 - All things. Nothing excluded
1 Cor. 10:23 - All things, (with in the context)
Point - Paul was never saying that Christians can have a free-for- all.
Not everything in human nature is permitted by 'law' for Christians
Eph. 4: 28 - greed, fornication, impurity
Col. 3:9 - lying
Eph. 5:3 - All sin
1 John 3:4 - various sins, breaking laws
Paul's 'All Things'1) Not against the law2) Indulgences - take or leave3) Does not cause harm to others
Expediency
an advantage, profitable,
does not impede the work of Christ
(not just convenient)
Edification
Literally to build a house
1 Thes. 5:11
1 Cor. 8:9
It is clear that Paul would never endorse behavior that would 'tear down' a brother or sister in Christ
Lawful
conformable to law, constituted or established by law
The Law of Christ
The Law of the Land
The Law of the House
Laws of nature ... etc.
The Corinthian ContextA large metropolis.
Heathen temples and idol worship
Animals were sacrificed
The 'church' had a lot of 'ex-heathens' in it
The meat of idols argument produced two issues
1) People who didn't and judged others (Judaizers)
2) People who DID and didn't care about others
Paul was asked to help
2 Cor. 11:13
1 Tim. 4:4
1 Cor. 6: 12-20
1 Cor. 10: 25-26
Psa. 24:1
James 2:8 -10 'Royal Law'
Where the Freedom Ends
Rom. 14:7
1 Cor. 8: 8-10
Is it expedient? - What is the advantage?
Does it edify? - Who is being built up by this?
Is it against the LAW (s)? - It is illegal. Is it immoral?
Does it cause confusion, harm?