tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19600727.post4763216690088694933..comments2023-05-15T07:09:57.846-07:00Comments on For His Name's Sake: What's "Wrong" for You May Not be "Wrong" for MeBenjamin Berkompashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820435200585146698noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19600727.post-57768878241788700202011-05-16T18:39:34.038-07:002011-05-16T18:39:34.038-07:00You made some great points. Enjoyed your premise. ...You made some great points. Enjoyed your premise. I would add that our own children are "weak" in their faith too and we can easily forget the impression we can have on them in our own home. Drinking alcohol is just one example. Eating in excess is another. Sometimes that weaker brother is right in our own home. We've always<br />taken our role as parents serious and if something doesn't have a real means of glorifying God then we've tried (not always successfully) to avoid that behavior or habit in our lives. I think the scripture that says, "All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any." 1 Cor. 6:12 is very appropriate here. Does this habit or action help me to glorify God in everything I do? Will it help me to encourage others in Christ? Will it stumble a brother or sister in Christ? Or is it just something I do for self-fulfillment? We honor Christ when we can bring our lives into submission in order to for Christ to be magnified. Some of our actions are not helpful but destructive to ourselves, our children, and to others whom we have come in contact with. May we always live the life that neither stumbles others nor misrepresents Christ. <br />Keep up the good work!<br />Mrs. BryanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com