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Intro:
Teenage lawyers.
Don’t Let Anyone Condemn You
“Days & Diets” folks.
“condemn you” = Pressure, make rules, criticize you, dictate your behaviors.
Paul consistently argues that Christians are free to do what their conscience dictates and to avoid being overly scrupulous.
Shadows - Not the real deal.
(Dr.
Pepper vs.
Dr.
Thunder)
Basically, “avoid living in a shadow world”
Follows with the same warning about the opposite extreme:
Hyperdenial
Condemn = a referee disqualifying you from the prize without cause.
Some thought the way to true spirituality was through denying the body and striving for visions of angelic beings.
They were falling into the trap of false humility (humble brag).
Because not connected to Christ.
(Key thought; and the antidote to teenage lawyerism).
Get Connected to the Source
It’s a rhetorical question based on “if…then.”
If (or since) you died (lit.
drowned) with Christ, why follow old, worn out rules?
We let the practical issues of the world become the reference points for spiritual development rather than the other way around.
Relying on a rules-based morality for our behavior doesn’t work very well.
the “rules” are always changing in the world.
90 year old lady who was certain she was a good Christian because she had never played cards or gone to the movies.
If that’s our rules-based moral standard, we’re all in trouble in the 21st century as we are surrounded by streaming media and games constantly.
Conclusion:
Losing the “teenage lawyer” syndrome.
Growing out of it.
Not based on following some set of rules or denying ourselves.
Based on staying connected to Christ.
Next lesson we’ll see how that pulls together practically.
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