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Originally Posted by BroJoe
For nearly all of those examples, the Bible tells me that if I'm in the presence of one of my brothers or sisters who doesn't eat red meat because they feel (for whatever reason) God would be displeased, the last thing I would do is order me a big ole medium rare steak and eat it in front of them. Why? Because I would create a stumbling block for them.
There is a principle in this when Paul was talking about this in his letter to the Church at Corinth.
I want to edify people, not tear them down. I want to encourage them. Not level their faith in God.
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I think maybe I'm with you... at least as long as they concede there is no great salvific virtue in not eating red meat.
So we have established it is primarily a personal thing. A pastor should not eat that steak, and cease from having someone shave if the one he fellowships believes it to be something of a stumblingblock.
Realizing it might get complicated to avoid offense with so many, I would primarily use the scripture as a default position on doing, eating and wearing.
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