do people sometimes abuse 1 Corinthians 10:31 to condemn others?

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Magenta

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Speaking of Star Wars... @BlessedByGod , who has not been seen for almost two years ( :cry: ) started a thread dedicated to that topic. He was such a wonderful encourager of his brothers and sisters in Christ, I designed a panel dedicated to him and his love of that franchise...

 
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FollowingtheWay said:
I could quote dozens of verses concerning these kinds of things but As Bob said above it’s a Walk with Holy Spirit with the heart of a servant leader rather than selfish interests. You need to trust the Spirit of God will reveal the truth to your conscience as to weather there is truth to that accusation. It takes some practice to do this well because after asking God in prayer about the situation it requires you to be equally open to a Yes or No from Holy Spirit which means surrendering your life or your specific situation a or your bias on the issue to the will of God.‬‬
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Yup - Luke 12:11,12 is the principle. Say what you're given. And when you're given nothing, accept that.
 
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timemeddler said:
I've run into people bringing this up when discussing hobbies and activities that to my mind don't violate anything in scriptures, and they can't cite any other verses, (I once had someone used this to argue watching the original Star Wars was sinful). I know we shouldn't put a stumbling block for others(kind of dependent on being aware of someone's potential weakness), and pursuing things that don't profit(presumably meaning don't let it it become an idol, or let it consume too much of your time). Then there's the obvious point about not violating your own conscious.

My point is, isn't this largely a personal standard? How should one handle an accusatory situation?
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I would say mind their own business!
We can use our own time as we wish.
 
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