We either choose to live according to our own understanding, or by the spirit of Jesus Christ; either live focused on ourselves, or submitted to the Living Word.
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, "Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners." But wisdom is justified of her children.
But food does not make us acceptable to God; for neither if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.
For it is by God's grace that you have been saved through faith. It is not the result of your own efforts, but God's gift, so that no one can boast about it.
For God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.
This is why we do not lose courage. Though our outer self is heading for decay, our inner self is being renewed daily.
O Timothy, guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding profane and idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge”, which some professing have erred concerning faith.
But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness to him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God and everyone who loves is born of God and knows Him; he who does not love does not know God for God is love.