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Originally Posted by Aquila
I'm not impressed with whiners who complain about stumbling blocks. I used to be. But a guy from the church I used to attend believed that eating pork was wrong and he'd make an issue whenever we all went out to eat or whenever we had a church function involving food. It almost got to the point where people were afraid to eat pork or ham around him for fear of being a stumbling block. I got an attitude and said, "He needs to toughen up." I made a ham sandwich and purposefully sat down next to him and starting eating. He would barely look at me and tried to act all "offended". Get real.
Anyway... lol
I think these churches are in trouble because they were taught more about standards than being taught how to identify REAL sin. For example, let me ask you... what is "Sin"? Can you tell me?
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Sin is disobedience to God's commands and/or His voice personally to us; Missing the mark.
Elder saints, sweet and kind, growing up in church and this is all they know. They served God the best they could, were obedient to where they were planted.... young people, zealous for God, going along with what they were taught... it's to these that I use the "stumbling block" rule. The fellow that enjoyed fussing about pork was in no danger of stumbling, judging by his vocal objections that became nagging. It's greater than pork. It's living life, and all you know is Jewish law, then you meet Christ, and that's cool... but you're dizzy because the Law is no longer strapped on your back, instead it's written in their hearts. This is why Paul was being sensitive to these new believers. I think this example Paul uses often fits more with the hybrid church.