Bible Study log
Cyto cheers and sings... he is just BURSTING with joy!
Cyto shouts "WOOT!"
Cyto says '14:18 For he who in this way serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men. 14:19 So then we pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another. 14:20 Do not tear down the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are clean, but they are evil for the man who eats and gives offense. 14:21 It is good not to eat meat or to drink wine, or to do anything by which your brother'
Branduin says 'and it works good too'
Branduin nods sagely.
Cyto says 'stumbles. 14:22 The faith which you have, have as your own conviction before God. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves . 14:23 But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith, and whatever * is not from faith is sin.'
Cyto says 'okay read that over and tell me what you get from it'
Cyto says 'or I could just tell you what i get if your not up for that'
Branduin giggles.
Branduin says 'tell us :)'
Cyto says 'Okay'
Cyto says 'For he who in this way serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men so then we pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another'
Cyto says 'when we seek after the things of God we are doing a BUNCH of things'
Cyto says 'God wants us to'
Cyto says 'we will be seen well before men'
Cyto says 'because they will respect the law of Love truly lived out in the hearts and body of believers'
Cyto says 'though they may scorn us'
Cyto says 'we are pursuing the things that build each other up'
Cyto says 'so you see obeying God is really something that effects a LOT of things'
Cyto nods.
Branduin hugs Cyto.
Branduin hugs Wargreymon.
Cyto encompasses Branduin in an ENORMOUS bearhug!
Branduin smiles happily.
Cyto says 'Do not tear down the peace and the building'
Cyto says 'oops'
Cyto says 'Do Not tear down the work of God For the sake of food'
Cyto says 'Its saying to not draw the church apart for the sake of some dietary law, but i think this also applies to  to other things'
Cyto says 'I forget exactly where but It says somewhere that the law of love is  truly what the law (from before) was pointing too'
Cyto says 'all of the OT was pointing to Yeshua and the relationship God wanted with us  and the Spirit'
Cyto says 'It was saying that one shouldn't get caught up in the OT law , forgetting the law of love'
Cyto says 'The things God is concerned about, I think are mostly things of the Spirit, our attitude and relationship'
Cyto says 'and if those things are right, everything else tends to work the right way'
Cyto says 'say The faith which you have have as your own conviction before God.  Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves.'
Cyto says 'I'm not sure i get that all'
Cyto says 'I can think of a bunch of ways to take it'
Cyto says 'Don't condemn yourself by doing something you feel is wrong, or saying somethin is right that you think is wrong or is wrong'
Cyto says 'I think its saying if you feel something is wrong, don't approve it for yourself'
Cyto says 'even if part of you  tells you its okay, don't do something you think may be wrong, don't wimp out'
Cyto says 'keep yourself under control'
Cyto says 'Going along with something you don't believe is right isn't okay'
Cyto says 'If you go along with something that you don't think is right its sin for you'
Cyto says '14:23 But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith, and whatever * is not from faith is sin.'
Cyto says 'be fully convinced that you are doing the right thing or wrong thing'
Cyto says 'if you feel it may be wrong don't do it'
Cyto says 'Because you condemn yourself'