Romans 14:Live

O.K. Are you ready for some “Bible Study”. I want my life to be Marked with Christ. My Blog title conveys this much. So I was ready to post that “NO” I do not have a tattoo (MARKING), but if I were to get one, what do you think of this one? Don’t worry I would not be able to take the pain. It would sound like this “Friends” episode -PHOEBE: Wanna see mine, wanna see mine? MONICA: Yes. RACHEL: What? You didn't get one. PHOEBE: OK, well then what is this? [shows her bare shoulder] RICHARD: What're we looking at? That blue freckle? PHOEBE: OK, that's my tattoo. RACHEL: That is not a tattoo, that is a nothing. I finally got her back in the chair, bairly touched her with a needle, she jumped up screaming, and that was it. PHOEBE: OK, hi. For your information this is exactly what I wanted. This is a tattoo of the earth as seen from a great distance. It's the way my mother sees me from heaven. I googled “tattoo Christ” in order to find some nice gifs. When I found this one, I went to the author’s blog. He had some scripture there. I wanted to make sure it was not taking out on content, so I began a short Study. Check out what I have and lead me to victory if I am at fault in my reading or thinking. Romans 14:13-22. [13] Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way. [14] I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. [15] But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died. [16] Let not then your good be evil spoken of: [17] For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. [18] For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men. [19] Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. [20] For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. [21] It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak. [22] Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth. So where is the line drawn? What if I say it is wrong to buy on Sunday? Do you have to give up your freedom because I am the weaker Christian? Am I wrong in thinking: I should be sensitive to those whose faith may be harmed by my actions, but I should not forgo liberties in Christ just to satisfy the selfish motives of those who are trying to force opinions as doctrine? What is the difference (biblically) between convictions and doctrine? Blonging in Florida: (praying for myself today) God help me understand your Word as I read it. Let me think about your Words through the day. Remove Satan’s attempts to hide your truth from me.” TMarkD