More Adiaphora

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In 1 Corinthians 9:1-14, the apostle Paul defends his right to earn a living from the preaching of the gospel. But this passage appears within his instruction regarding Christian liberty, the adiaphora or things indifferent, that is, things that God neither commands nor forbids. In chapter 8 the apostle had taught that eating food sacrificed…

The Adiaphora and the Weaker Brother

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Things indifferent, adiaphora, Christian liberty. The question has plagued the church since the time of the apostle Paul, who was forced to deal with it in the churches of Corinth (1 Cor. 8-10) and of Rome (Rom. 14). Yet the problem is not so much understanding the Biblical principles as applying the principles without harming…