V.O.D. IV
I Corinthians 6:12: All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
This verse delves into that very sensitive area of Christian liberty, but I do want to just write a couple of things this verse made me think about. First of all, we, as Christians, are not confined to living by a rigid set of rules and regulations except for those in Scripture. We have choices to make: what is expedient? what will bring us under its power? First of all, blatant sin is both inexpedient and subjugating. But what about all that other stuff in your life that isn’t quite so cut and dry as, say, taking God’s name in vain or murdering someone or stealing someone’s car? I think what Paul is trying to say when he says, “I will not be brought under the power of any” is that if we are being controlled by something in our life, there is a good chance that sin is involved.
