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All right, day four, Ephesians 5, beginning in verse 13. Paul says,

for you were called to freedom brothers. Again, we've talked about this, this entire chapter.

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. And he says, for you were called to freedom, brothers.

Only do not use your freedom as an

opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one

word. You shall love your neighbor as yourself. But if you bite and devour one another,

watch out that you are not consumed by one

another. So this is really a question of maturity. There are a lot of things in the Bible that are a

matter of conscience. In Corinthians, Paul is going to talk about food sacrifice to idol. He talks

about strong people and weak people.

And should you eat food sacrifice to an idol or not?

And what he's saying is, as hard as this is to swallow, that there are some things that are

okay for some people and not okay for others.

And it's just based on their own personal conviction with the Lord.

And while Christ has died on the cross and been resurrected from the grave, he has cleansed us

of our sin and imputed us with his righteousness.

And we should be walking in freedom.

The question of maturity is then, but am I using this freedom as an excuse to actually just feed my flesh?

And it goes beyond me.

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