You Can Do Anything You Like

Sounds pretty good, huh? It's true, really, for the Christian. Since you have died in Christ the Law no longer applies to you. Read Romans for more.

Oh - there's just one catch:

1 Corinthians 10:31 "...whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." ESV

That's easy, right? Not really. Think about it - anything you think, say, do - all your motivations, dreams, aspirations, desires - all bringing glory to God. That means it doesn't bring glory to you or anyone else or anything else.

The word "glory" (Gk: doxa) comes from another word that means "to seem." The idea is honor accorded from a good opinion. Jesus revealed the "glory" of God by revealing His character and actions. It drew people with ears to hear to the Father.

Are your words ones that draw people to the Father or repel them ("if this is what a Christian is like I don't want to have anything to do with Jesus")?

It's a good test - if anyone knew fully what I was thinking, or saw what I was doing would it accord a positive or negative opinion about God?

So - do anything you want, just do it to glorify God.