NOT A MATTER OF EATING OR DRINKIN

FEBRUARY 12 - START YOUR DAY RIGHT DEVOTION

Romans 14:17-18 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit, because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.

NOT A MATTER OF EATING OR DRINKIN

​Being overly concerned with trivial matters is to miss the primary purpose of God’s kingdom and the true meaning of Christian living. But notice that the issues addressed in this passage deal mainly with outward or physical issues such as eating or observing certain days. Often, such passages dealing with Christian freedom and liberty (1 Corinthians 8-10) are taken out of context to justify behavior that can bring harm to the mind and spirit. Food goes in and out of the body and has little, if anything, to do with spiritual matters. However, when people try to apply this principle of liberty and non-judgment to morally questionable activities and behaviors that actually do affect the mind and spirit, they are seriously missing the point (Colossians2:20, 23).
For example, certain forms of entertainment are often presented as matters of personal choice and conscience and is some cases that may be true. But such activities do not necessarily fit into the same category as those described in these passages. Many types of entertainment contain sexually suggestive images, obscene language, and crude humor, which affect the mind and the spirit. God’s Word addresses these issues in an entirely different fashion than those things that go in and out of the body that do not affect the mind or spirit (Ephesians 5:3-7; Colossians 3:5). Exposing ourselves to these types of entertainment can be destructive spiritually because the images and language go into the mind, corrupt the spirit, and can affect behavior in a negative way. This behavior gives approval to ungodly conduct and can easily mislead others who look to us for an example of acceptable Christian conduct. Again, Paul’s strongest warning is to the person whose faith and conscience allow him or her to take greater liberty in their actions – “Blessed is the man who does not condemn himself be what he approves” (Romans 14:22; 1 Corinthians 8-10), 

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SOME OF OUR POST THAT MIGHT INTEREST YOU, ALL OUT OF THE CURRENT BOOK / CHAPTER. ​

1. DO NOT CONFORM - BUT BE TRANSFORMED 
2. LED BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD 
3. FAITH IS CRESITED AS RIGHTEOUSNESS 
4. SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES 
5. WAGES OF SIN - GIFT OF GOD 
6. SIN, WHICH LEADS TO DEATH 
7. PUT TO DEATH THE MISDEEDS OF THE BODY
8. CONFESS...BELIEVE IN YOUR HEART 
9. EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD 
10. THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT 
11. YOUR BODY IS DEAD BECAUSE OF SIN 
12. THE LOVE OF GOD THAT IS IN CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD 
13. WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS​ 
14. YOUR BODIES AS LIVING SACRIFICES 
15. FAITH 
16. WE ALSO REJOICE IN OUR SUFFERINGS 
17. HOPE DOES NOT DISAPPOINT 
18. FAITHFUL IN PRAYER 
19. IN ALL THINGS GOD WORKS FOR THE GOOD 
20. OLD SELF...BODY OF SIN 
21. CIRCUMCISION OF THE HEART, BY THE SPIRIT 

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