"Free Will"
1 Corinthians 6:12 (NLT)

12 You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. And even though “I am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave to anything.
 
In the church today, I hear a lot of people say, “Who are we to judge others? What is right for one person in the body, may not be right for another.” I also hear, “It’s not hurting anyone else so why should you care about it?” (I hear this mainly in the Church in general, not specifically in Grace Harbor).  Although Paul does say that some things are acceptable for some and not for others, we must be careful so that we don’t cause others to stumble into sin.  What might not tempt you, may destroy some else. Paul is writing here specifically to the Corinthian church about sexual sin, and how they are by “law” allowed to indulge without punishment. Paul responds by saying, yes you have free will to do whatever you want, but just because you can do it doesn’t mean that you should. The biblical laws were written to protect us from the pain and suffering caused by sin and not keep us from fun. This passage applies to all things, not just sins that we typically list off. Here is an example of what I mean, loving cars is not a sin, enjoying a car show is not a sin, fixing up cars is not a sin. The sin is committed when we choose cars (or anything else) over God. Just because something is enjoyable does not mean that is inherently good for you. We can not become slaves to money, work, hobbies, or whatever else because Jesus says in Matthew 6:24  “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.”
What do you serve?

What is holding you back from serving God with your whole heart?

Pastor Devin