Requiem for a Dream
And we finally, finally, finally found a place to stay together in Cambridge! It is in Cherry Hinton, some distance off Cambridge town centre, but it is near Addenbrookes hospital. So it is good! :)
Oh and like yesterday I didn't dig this up on purpose too :P
Throughout my life I have heard repeated themes regarding (usually younger) family members who are Christians refusing to eat food that are offered to the ancesters by other non-Christian members of the family, causing problems especially within the older generations. This is what Paul told the Corinthians in the bible:
1 Corinthians 10:23 - 11:1
'"Everything is permissible" - but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible" - but not everything is constructive. Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others.
Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, for "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it."
If some unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is put before you without raising questions of conscience. But if anyone says to you, "This has beeen offered in sacrifice," then do not eat it, both for the sake of the man who told you and for conscience' sake - the other man's conscience, I mean, not yours. For why should my freedom be judged by another's conscience? If I take part in a meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of something I thank God for?
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God - even as I try to please everybody in every way. For I am not seeking my own good of many, so that they may be saved. Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.'
This is pretty deep - especially the conscience part - it took me a while to get it even with the help of notes. Though if you are interested as to why Paul wrote these letters, refer to wiki -
English: First Epistle to the Corinthians
Chinese: 哥林多前書
And also refer to 1 Corinthians chapter 8!
Haha so what conclusions can you draw from here? Is the answer a definite no / a grey-area no / and most importantly why is it a no? With reference to the background of Paul's letters, what message is he trying to put forward? :)
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