We are not under the Law but under the guidance and teachings of Holy Spirit. He will take those teachings from Jesus and give them power in our life.
The teaching of rabbi Jesus is simple: Love God. Love neighbor. Love self. Love period...
In order to live a moral life, a good life we must commit to a life of love that means seeing all the things. See your neighbor suffering and do something about it. See a stranger laboring under a heavy load and help out. See lies spoken and shared in social media and call foul. SabbathMoments
1 Corinthians 6:12
12 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. The New King James Version
All things are permitted for me. The Corinthians likely used this slogan as an excuse to mistreat and abuse the physical body. He also says in this verse that it is not beneficial for people to elevate their desires above God’s. Faithlife Study Bible.
All things are lawful for me was a slogan the Corinthians had coined to justify their immoral behavior. Paul reminded the Corinthians that freedom from the ceremonial laws of Moses did not give them license to sin or indulge their own selfishness. This would only enslave them in the sin from which Jesus had freed them. The only power that should control us is the Holy Spirit. Sin should never dominate our lives because the Spirit empowers us to fight temptation. NKJ Study Bible
Some among the Corinthians seem to have been ready to say, all things are lawful for me. This dangerous conceit St. Paul opposes. There is a liberty wherewith Christ has made us free, in which we must stand fast. But surely a Christian would never put himself into the power of any bodily appetite. The body is for the Lord; is to be an instrument of righteousness to holiness, therefore is never to be made an instrument of sin. Matthew Henry Commentary
1 Corinthians 10:23 All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify.
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