Christian Liberty in Matters Indifferent

“All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient” (I Cor. 6:12). By “all things” Paul certainly does not mean all things absolutely, without exception. For from the preceding context we learn plainly that idolatry, coveting, drunkenness and extortion are unlawful, thoroughly con­demned. In the context following we learn that fornication is not one of the lawful things. Paul is not speaking of anything which is forbidden by the Word of God, for every divine prohibition is...