04-18-2008, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Daniel Ritchie Quote:
Originally Posted by joshua When I say "indifferent," I suppose what I mean is that said "indifferent" thing cannot be considered universally unethical/sinful/evil to all people without exception, since Scripture doesn't really address it. For example, cheese dip. | Cheese dip is something good according to 1 Tim. 4 (that is, by good and necessary consequence) | Not to all without exception. There are some who could be psychologically addicted to Cheese Dip. It has become their idol. Absurd example, I know, but one could fill in the blank with whatever he likes. | In that case it is a sinful abuse of something good. Wine is the gift of God (i.e. something good), but the abuse of wine is sin.
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