Well that was part of the devotional I read today and it touched me. Back in the days when this text was written for some of the people it was considered sinful to eat certain kinds of meat. But that doesn't really apply to me because I don't think people are stumble by someone eating meat.
What this does apply to is when we are around our brothers and sister( or when we are not) are we doing anything that's causing a brother or sister to stumble? An example would be going to see an R rated movie or going to a bar or drinking in front of them. For you it is not a sin but for your brother in Christ it is. And if he saw you doing that thing, he would stumble.
I find it so cool that everything that the Lord has us do is involved in serving others, and If its not serving others its probably not from Jesus. When we spread His gospel we are serving God and we are serving those we are ministering to. Same with this when we see something would cause are brother not to stumble and choose not to do it we serve them by not being a stumbling block for them!
The first 2 greatest commandments are, Love the Lord your God with all your heart and Love your neighbor as yourself. So go out and love with the love of Christ! Its not a conditional love its an overflowing love!
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phil you are the man. God has given you some awesome gift of insight. your spew on temptation really encouraged me
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